NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 GMC Yukon XL Recalls
The 2021 GMC Yukon XL has 12 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on April 24, 2025.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 GMC Yukon XL. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 12
- Owner complaints
- 229
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 GMC Yukon XL, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
12 recalls on the 2021 GMC Yukon XL
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 XL, 7 other models
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
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
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 XL, 5 other models
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
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
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
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
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
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
Seat belts
- Campaign
- 20V792000
- Reported
- December 17, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 624,216
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 8 other models
Seats
- Campaign
- 20V735000
- Reported
- November 25, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 94
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 3 other models
2021 GMC Yukon XL complaints by year
NHTSA has received 229 owner complaints about the 2021 GMC Yukon XL, the newest on October 14, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (1%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2021 GMC Yukon XL, the component group named most often is the engine (61%), followed by the power train (21%) and the fuel/propulsion system (13%).
2 of the 2021 GMC Yukon XL's 12 recalls also concern the power train.
Where 2021 GMC Yukon XL owners gave the mileage (46 complaints), the median was 64,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine140
- Power Train49
- Fuel/Propulsion System29
- Engine And Engine Cooling21
- Electrical System13
- Forward Collision Avoidance7
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 12 | |
| 2025 | 109 | |
| 2026 | 75 |
Complaints about the 2021 GMC Yukon XL peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 109. 20% 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 XL drew 1.2× the complaints of the median GMC Yukon XL year in the same window: 4th highest of the 14 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 3/5
The 229 complaints about the 2021 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 2021 GMC models
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted