NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 GMC Yukon Recalls
The 2016 GMC Yukon has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 24, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 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
- 270
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 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 2016 GMC Yukon
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip: wheel speed sensor/tone ring
- Campaign
- 19V761000
- Reported
- October 24, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 652,967
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2020 Yukon, 3 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum
- Campaign
- 19V645000
- Reported
- September 6, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,456,719
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017–2018 Yukon, 4 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 17V437000
- Reported
- July 10, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 40,683
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015 Yukon, 15 other models
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 16V651000
- Reported
- September 8, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,640,162
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2015, 2017 Yukon, 15 other models
Suspension: front: control arm
- Campaign
- 16V256000
- Reported
- April 28, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,738
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- NHTSA advisory
- do not drive until repaired
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
2016 GMC Yukon complaints by year
NHTSA has received 270 owner complaints about the 2016 GMC Yukon, the newest on October 8, 2026. Of these, 4 describe a crash (1%); owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2016 GMC Yukon, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (39%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the service brakes (20%).
None of the 2016 GMC Yukon's 5 recalls concerns the exterior lighting.
Where 2016 GMC Yukon owners gave the mileage (146 complaints), the median was 54,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Exterior Lighting104
- Electrical System53
- Service Brakes53
- Power Train36
- Engine34
- Unknown Or Other32
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 20 | |
| 2019 | 76 | |
| 2020 | 47 | |
| 2021 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 28 | |
| 2023 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 15 | |
| 2025 | 18 | |
| 2026 | 15 |
Complaints about the 2016 GMC Yukon peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 76. 41% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 GMC Yukon drew 1.7× the complaints of the median GMC Yukon year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 17 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 270 complaints about the 2016 GMC Yukon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Yukon by model year
Other 2016 GMC models
Newest record on this page: October 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted