What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2010 GMC Yukon XL

No clear pattern

0% of complaints about the 2010 GMC Yukon XL arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2010 vehicle, but with only 37 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is air bags (15 complaints), typically at 7.0 yr or about 130,000 miles.

Complaints
37
Median age at failure
6.8 yr
Median mileage
98,642 n=23
Crash / fire / tow
5.4% of reports
Safety recalls
3

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Air bags
15 reports · 130,000 mi
7.0 yr
6.7%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

21V050000 2021-02-05
Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL, and 2009-2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500 and Sierra 3500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2007-200

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

21V053000 2021-02-05
Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2010 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT,

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

21V054000 2021-02-05
Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS, GU, the MP, and VI or "Zone A." Additionally GM is recalling certain 2011-2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, Yukon XL and 2011-2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, and

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

In owners’ own words

Air bags 94,000 mi 5.5 yr in service
DASHBOARD CRACK AT AIR BAG. CRACK RUNS FROM AIR BAG TO AIR VENT AND HAS CAUSED DASHBOARD TO SAG AND DROP. CONCERNED DEFECT MAY AFFECT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.
Air bags 133,000 mi 6.7 yr in service
THE DASH PANEL IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND COULD AFFECT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT DURING A CRASH. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE CAUSE OF THE CRACKS ARE DUE TO A COMBINATION OF THE FLEXING OF THE AUTOMOBILE, LACK OF PROPER SUPPORT AND HEAT.
Air bags mileage not reported 7.7 yr in service
TAKATA RECALL - HERITAGE GMC IN ROCKWALL, TX (75087) STILL DOESN'T HAVE AIRBAGS THAT THEY CAN PUT IN TO REPLACE MINE.

Other Yukon XL model years

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