NHTSA Safety Recalls
GMC Yukon Denali Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 1 recall campaign for the GMC Yukon Denali, across 2 model years from 2002 to 2003. The 2003 has the most (1); the fewest among years with a recall is 2003 (1).
No GMC Yukon Denali model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2015, is at 2.7×.
- Model years
- 2
- Recall campaigns
- 1
- Most recalls
- 2003
- Owner complaints
- 871
2002–2003, with a recall
1 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 871 complaints with NHTSA about the GMC Yukon Denali across 19 model years; the most, 120, concern the 2007.
Owners marked a crash on 28 of the GMC Yukon Denali complaints (3%) and a fire on 15.
Across all GMC Yukon Denali model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 171 complaints), then the electrical system (154).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the GMC Yukon Denali in 2017: 136, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the GMC Yukon Denali is exterior lighting: headlights, in 2 model-year listings.
GMC Yukon Denali years to avoid
The best-measured GMC Yukon Denali years are 2001 (0.6×), 2016 (0.9×) and 2003 (0.9×).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 0 | 12 | 7 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 0.9× |
| 2015 | 0 | 73 | 43 | 2.7× |
| 2013 | 0 | 29 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 0 | 28 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 0 | 96 | 7 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 0 | 53 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2009 | 0 | 46 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 0 | 58 | 7 | not ranked |
| 2007 | 0 | 120 | 9 | not ranked |
| 2006 | 0 | 21 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2005 | 0 | 49 | 14 | 1.1× |
| 2004 | 0 | 109 | 37 | 2.4× |
| 2003 | 1 | 72 | 15 | 0.9× |
| 2002 | 1 | 29 | 7 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.GMC Yukon Denali years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the GMC Yukon Denali
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS2
GMC Yukon Denali model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every GMC Yukon Denali recall campaign (1)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06E025000 | exterior lighting: headlights | 2002–2003 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the GMC Yukon Denali. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: August 13, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted