Known Recalls

Model year record

2017 GMC Yukon XL

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 213 owner complaints on file.

GMC Yukon XL, 2015–2020 generation
Pictured: the 2015–2020 generation. Kevauto, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V651000

Seat belts: pretensioner

Component
Seat belts: pretensioner
Manufacturer
General Motors LLC
Vehicles affected
3,640,162
Reported to NHTSA
2016-09-08
Owners notified
2016-10-13

Defect description

General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit Vehicle, GMC Sierra 1500, Buick Encore, and 2014-2016 Buick Lacrosse, Chevrolet Spark EV and SS vehicles. In the affected vehicles, certain driving conditions may cause the air bag sensing and diagnostic module (SDM) software to activate a diagnostic test. During this test, deployment of the frontal air bags and the seat belt pretensioners would not occur in the event of a crash.

Safety risk

A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.

Manufacturer remedy

GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 16007.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

ComponentComplaintsMedian mileage
Exterior lighting3755,000 mi
Power train3636,352 mi
Electrical system3023,906 mi
Engine2655,000 mi
Service brakes2258,000 mi
Unknown or other2214,171 mi
Fuel/propulsion system549,200 mi
Air bags4—
Seats455,000 mi
Suspension455,000 mi
Vehicle speed control488,000 mi
Exterior lighting: brake lights249,000 mi
Forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control2—
Service brakes, hydraulic2148,246 mi
Steering2—
Back over prevention: warnings1—
Electrical system: instrument panel: speedometer/odometer1335,142 mi
Electronic stability control (ESC)199,000 mi
Forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking1—
Lane departure: assist1—
Lane departure: blind spot detection1—
Lane departure: warning1—
Seat belts1—
Service brakes, air159,000 mi
Structure: body123,906 mi
Visibility: windshield1—

The 2016 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 2018 model has 3 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

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All GMC Yukon XL recalls by year

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.