Known Recalls

Model year record

2017 GMC Yukon XL

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. 252 owner complaints on file.

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
Power train4436,352 mi
Exterior lighting4155,000 mi
Electrical system3423,906 mi
Engine3485,000 mi
Unknown or other2814,171 mi
Service brakes2458,000 mi
Fuel/propulsion system749,200 mi
Seats555,000 mi
Air bags4—
Service brakes, hydraulic4148,246 mi
Suspension455,000 mi
Vehicle speed control488,000 mi
Electrical system: instrument panel: speedometer/odometer2335,142 mi
Exterior lighting: brake lights249,000 mi
Forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control2—
Seat belts2—
Steering2—
Back over prevention: warnings1—
Electronic stability control (ESC)199,000 mi
Forward collision avoidance: automatic emergency braking1—
Lane departure: assist1—
Lane departure: blind spot detection1—
Lane departure: warning1—
Service brakes, air159,000 mi
Structure: body123,906 mi
Visibility: windshield1—

The 2016 model has roughly the same number of 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.

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.