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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2018 GMC Yukon Recalls

The 2018 GMC Yukon has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 1, 2020.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 GMC Yukon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
70

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2018 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 2018 GMC Yukon

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum

Campaign
20V603000
Reported
October 1, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 14,620
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 4 other models

20V603000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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, 2019–2020 Yukon, 3 other models

19V761000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 Yukon, 4 other models

19V645000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2018 GMC Yukon complaints by year

NHTSA has received 70 owner complaints about the 2018 GMC Yukon, the newest on October 13, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2018 GMC Yukon, the component group named most often is the engine (39%), followed by the power train (26%) and the suspension (11%).

None of the 2018 GMC Yukon's 3 recalls concerns the engine.

Where 2018 GMC Yukon owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 47,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine27
  • Power Train18
  • Suspension8
  • Unknown Or Other8
  • Service Brakes5
  • Electrical System4

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2018 GMC Yukon received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20181
20195
20207
20216
20227
20237
20247
202522
20268

Complaints about the 2018 GMC Yukon peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 22. 27% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 GMC Yukon drew 0.3× the complaints of the median GMC Yukon year in the same window: 14th highest of the 17 ranked years.

GMC Yukon years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★☆
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 3/5

The 70 complaints about the 2018 GMC Yukon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

GMC Yukon by model year

Other 2018 GMC models

Newest record on this page: October 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted