NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 GMC Yukon Recalls
The 2011 GMC Yukon has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 GMC Yukon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 158
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2011 GMC Yukon, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2011 GMC Yukon
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V050000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,641,272
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010 Yukon, 13 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V054000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,778,128
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012–2014 Yukon, 11 other models
Electrical system: ignition
- Campaign
- 14V827000
- Reported
- December 30, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 84,192
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2012 Yukon, 5 other models
Steering: linkages
- Campaign
- 11V339000
- Reported
- June 28, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 739
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Suspension: rear: axle: spindle
- Campaign
- 11V007000
- Reported
- January 6, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 30,566
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 10 other models
2011 GMC Yukon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 158 owner complaints about the 2011 GMC Yukon, the newest on January 24, 2025. Of these, 2 describe a crash (1%); owners reported 3 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2011 GMC Yukon, the component group named most often is the air bags (50%), followed by the structure (17%) and the engine (8%).
2 of the 2011 GMC Yukon's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2011 GMC Yukon owners gave the mileage (84 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags79
- Unknown Or Other55
- Structure27
- Engine13
- Fuel/Propulsion System7
- Power Train7
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 31 | |
| 2017 | 39 | |
| 2018 | 21 | |
| 2019 | 17 | |
| 2020 | 13 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 GMC Yukon peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 39. 4% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 158 complaints about the 2011 GMC Yukon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Yukon by model year
Other 2011 GMC models
Newest record on this page: January 24, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted