NHTSA Safety Recalls
GMC Denali Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 1 recall campaign for the GMC Denali, across 3 model years from 2000 to 2002. The 2002 has the most (1); the fewest among years with a recall is 2002 (1).
- Model years
- 3
- Recall campaigns
- 1
- Most recalls
- 2002
- Owner complaints
- 157
2000–2002, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 157 complaints with NHTSA about the GMC Denali across 13 model years; the most, 32, concern the 2003.
Owners marked a crash on 12 of the GMC Denali complaints (8%) and a fire on 1.
Across all GMC Denali model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 22 complaints), then the power train (19).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the GMC Denali in 2017: 21, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the GMC Denali is seats: front assembly: head restraint, in 3 model-year listings.
The newest GMC Denali recall, 02V253000, was reported on September 17, 2002 and concerns the seats: front assembly: head restraint.
GMC Denali years to avoid
Too few GMC Denali model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 2 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0 | 18 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 0 | 5 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 0 | 5 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 0 | 6 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 0 | 11 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 0 | 5 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2003 | 0 | 32 | 15 | not ranked |
| 2002 | 1 | 23 | 17 | not ranked |
| 2001 | 1 | 22 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2000 | 1 | 21 | 6 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.GMC Denali years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the GMC Denali
- SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT3
GMC Denali model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every GMC Denali recall campaign (1)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02V253000September 17, 2002 | seats: front assembly: head restraint | 2000–2002 | injury | 558,904 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the GMC Denali. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: February 19, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted