NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 GMC Yukon XL Recalls
The 2020 GMC Yukon XL has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 25, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 GMC Yukon XL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 47
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
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1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 GMC Yukon XL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2020 GMC Yukon XL
2020 GMC Yukon XL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 47 owner complaints about the 2020 GMC Yukon XL, the newest on September 21, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (4%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2020 GMC Yukon XL, the component group named most often is the engine (51%), followed by the power train (28%) and the engine and engine cooling (6%).
None of the 2020 GMC Yukon XL's 2 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2020 GMC Yukon XL owners gave the mileage (10 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine24
- Power Train13
- Engine And Engine Cooling3
- Fuel/Propulsion System3
- Service Brakes3
- Steering3
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 17 | |
| 2026 | 17 |
Complaints about the 2020 GMC Yukon XL peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 17. 21% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 GMC Yukon XL drew 0.3× the complaints of the median GMC Yukon XL year in the same window: 13th highest of the 14 ranked years.
That makes 2020 one of the three best-measured GMC Yukon XL years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 47 complaints about the 2020 GMC Yukon XL are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Yukon XL by model year
Other 2020 GMC models
Newest record on this page: September 21, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted