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GMC Yukon XL Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 39 recall campaigns for the GMC Yukon XL, across 15 model years from 2001 to 2025. The 2021 has the most (12); the fewest among years with a recall is 2025 (1).

GMC Yukon XL years to avoid by our method: 2016 (2.3× the median year) and 2022 (2.2× the median year).

Model years
15

2001–2025, with a recall

Recall campaigns
39
Most recalls
2021

12 recalls

Owner complaints
2,440

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 2,440 complaints with NHTSA about the GMC Yukon XL across 27 model years; the most, 308, concern the 2015.

Owners marked a crash on 79 of the GMC Yukon XL complaints (3%) and a fire on 13.

Across all GMC Yukon XL model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 693 complaints), then the electrical system (322).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the GMC Yukon XL in 2025: 494, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the GMC Yukon XL is wheels: hub, in 7 model-year listings.

The newest GMC Yukon XL recall, 26V304000, was reported on May 14, 2026 and concerns the wheels: hub.

GMC Yukon XL years to avoid

The 2016 GMC Yukon XL stands out most: 95 complaints between 2015 and 2019, 42% of them naming the exterior lighting.

The best-measured GMC Yukon XL years are 2019 (0.3×), 2020 (0.3×) and 2018 (0.3×).

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

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the GMC Yukon XL, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2026040—not ranked
2025128—not ranked
2024275—not ranked
20234226—not ranked
2022avoid4173107
2.2×
20211222945
1.2×
202024710
0.3×
201906812
0.3×
201805613
0.3×
2017014749
1.1×
2016avoid020195
2.3×
2015030872
1.8×
20140114not ranked
20130229not ranked
20120131not ranked
20110473not ranked
20100281not ranked
20095233not ranked
20084696not ranked
20074970not ranked
20063172not ranked
200564212
0.4×
200448742
1.1×
2003410242
1.0×
200229547
1.0×
2001512044
0.9×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.GMC Yukon XL years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the GMC Yukon XL

  • WHEELS:HUB7
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE7
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL4
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC4
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE3
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3
  • SEAT BELTS3
  • SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS2
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE:SOFTWARE2

GMC Yukon XL model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every GMC Yukon XL recall campaign (39)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the GMC Yukon XL, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V304000May 14, 2026wheels: hub2025crash2,457
26V085000February 13, 2026power train: automatic transmission: control module: software2022crash43,743
25V274000April 24, 2025engine and engine cooling: engine: hard parts internal/mechanical2021–2024crash597,571
24V797000October 24, 2024power train: automatic transmission: control module: software2021crash463,295
24V674000September 12, 2024service brakes, hydraulic: brake fluid low warning: lamp2023–2024crash449,671
23V642000September 20, 2023suspension: rear2023crash189
22V903000December 8, 2022exterior lighting: lighting control module: software2022–2023crash740,108
22V827000November 3, 2022exterior lighting: lighting control module: software2021crash338,735
22V617000August 11, 2022seat belts: critical fasteners2021–2022crash and injury484,155
22V036000January 27, 2022power train: driveline: driveshaft2021crash1,789
21V739000September 23, 2021fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump: control/drive module2021crash14,939
21V455000June 17, 2021steering: steering control module2021crash26,847
21V421000June 10, 2021air bags: srs malfunction warning lamp/light2021injury285,622
21V190000March 18, 2021seat belts2021crash and injury94,641
21V115000February 25, 2021tires2020crash33,838
21V050000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2007–2009injury and death2,641,272
21V052000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2007–2009injury and death557,023
21V053000February 5, 2021air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2009injury and death692,526
20V811000December 23, 2020seat belts2021crash and injury470
20V792000December 17, 2020seat belts2021crash and injury624,216
20V735000November 25, 2020seats2021crash and injury94
19V837000November 21, 2019fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2020fire502
10V240000June 4, 2010electrical system2007–2009fire1,365,070
09V154000May 6, 2009fuel system, gasoline2009crash27,188
08V441000August 28, 2008electrical system2007–2008fire857,735
06V289000August 3, 2006engine and engine cooling2004–2006fire38,439
05V552000December 7, 2005equipment: other: labels2006crash32,068
05V379000August 29, 2005service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip2001–2002crash1,353,718
05V155000April 14, 2005fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump2001fire316,508
05V103000March 18, 2005service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages2005crash707
05V055000February 14, 2005power train: manual transmission: shift pattern indicator2005injury7,194
05V043000February 8, 2005service brakes, hydraulic2004–2005crash and injury77,411
04V376000August 2, 2004fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2005fire1,103
04V045000February 4, 2004service brakes, hydraulic2003–2004—68,875
03V037000February 6, 2003structure: body: door: hinge and attachments2003crash107
03V019000January 27, 2003fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly2003fire5,734
01V159000May 17, 2001seat belts: front: retractor2001crash and injury9,196
00V343000October 25, 2000structure: body2001death35,659
07E106000wheels: hub2001–2006crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the GMC Yukon XL. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: October 22, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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