NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 GMC Yukon Recalls
The 2012 GMC Yukon has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 5, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 GMC Yukon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 63
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 GMC Yukon, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2012 GMC Yukon
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 21V051000
- Reported
- February 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 284,645
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 11 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 2010–2011, 2013–2014 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 2011 Yukon, 5 other models
2012 GMC Yukon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 63 owner complaints about the 2012 GMC Yukon, the newest on August 24, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%).
In complaints about the 2012 GMC Yukon, the component group named most often is the air bags (27%), followed by the structure (22%) and the electrical system (8%).
2 of the 2012 GMC Yukon's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 GMC Yukon owners gave the mileage (39 complaints), the median was 75,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other35
- Air Bags17
- Structure14
- Electrical System5
- Vehicle Speed Control4
- Engine3
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 14 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2012 GMC Yukon peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 14. 6% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 63 complaints about the 2012 GMC Yukon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Yukon by model year
Other 2012 GMC models
Newest record on this page: August 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted