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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2021 GMC Yukon Recalls

The 2021 GMC Yukon has 13 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 24, 2025.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 GMC Yukon. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
13

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
341

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
9

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2021 GMC Yukon, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

13 recalls on the 2021 GMC Yukon

Engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical

Campaign
25V274000
Reported
April 24, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 597,571
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2022–2024 Yukon, 7 other models

25V274000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission: control module: software

Campaign
24V797000
Reported
October 24, 2024
Vehicles affected
up to 463,295
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 11 other models

24V797000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: lighting control module: software

Campaign
22V827000
Reported
November 3, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 338,735
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 108, lamps and reflective devices
Same campaign
also 5 other models

22V827000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts: critical fasteners

Campaign
22V617000
Reported
August 11, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 484,155
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2022 Yukon, 5 other models

22V617000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: driveline: driveshaft

Campaign
22V036000
Reported
January 27, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 1,789
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 5 other models

22V036000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump: control/drive module

Campaign
21V739000
Reported
September 23, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 14,939
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 5 other models

21V739000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: electric: control module: software

Campaign
21V579000
Reported
July 29, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 2
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

21V579000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering: steering control module

Campaign
21V455000
Reported
June 17, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 26,847
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 4 other models

21V455000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: srs malfunction warning lamp/light

Campaign
21V421000
Reported
June 10, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 285,622
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 9 other models

21V421000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts

Campaign
21V190000
Reported
March 18, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 94,641
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 5 other models

21V190000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Campaign
21V064000
Reported
February 11, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 18
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 1 other model

21V064000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts

Campaign
20V811000
Reported
December 23, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 470
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 16 other models

20V811000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seats

Campaign
20V735000
Reported
November 25, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 94
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 3 other models

20V735000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2021 GMC Yukon complaints by year

NHTSA has received 341 owner complaints about the 2021 GMC Yukon, the newest on October 20, 2026. Of these, 9 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 9 injuries.

In complaints about the 2021 GMC Yukon, the component group named most often is the engine (55%), followed by the power train (16%) and the fuel/propulsion system (13%).

2 of the 2021 GMC Yukon's 13 recalls also concern the power train.

Where 2021 GMC Yukon owners gave the mileage (71 complaints), the median was 69,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine188
  • Power Train55
  • Fuel/Propulsion System44
  • Engine And Engine Cooling32
  • Electrical System30
  • Unknown Or Other22

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2021 GMC Yukon received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20203
202115
202212
202320
202429
2025152
2026110

Complaints about the 2021 GMC Yukon peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 152. 23% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2021 vehicles, the 2021 GMC Yukon drew 1.3× the complaints of the median GMC Yukon year in the same window: 4th highest of the 17 ranked years.

GMC Yukon years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★☆
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 3/5

The 341 complaints about the 2021 GMC Yukon are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

GMC Yukon by model year

Other 2021 GMC models

Newest record on this page: October 20, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted