IllustrationTAKATA RECALL IS MY ONLY COMPLAINT. TO DATE, GM HAS NOT REMEDIED THIS PROBLEM GM SAYS MY VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE BUT I GUARANTEE THE CEO OF GM IS NOT RIDING AROUND IN A VEHICLE THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH.
2009 GMC Yukon Xl 1500
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
Air Bags complaints
7 reportsDASH SERIOUSLY CRACKED AND LOOSE AT TOP OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COWL SO THAT IT CAUSES A RATTLING NOISE. COULD EFFECT SAFE DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG.
TAKATA RECALL. RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO BUT NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE YET.
TAKATA RECALL. NO REPLACEMENT HAS OCCURRED AND IT HAS BEEN OVER 2 YEARS.
CRACK IN DASH BESIDE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. CRACK SEEMED TO APPEAR OVERNIGHT WITH NO TRAUMA TO THE DASH AT ALL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT THAT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS, SHRAPNEL FROM THE CRACKED DASH WILL BE THROWN INTO MY PASSENGERS' FACES CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY.
2009 GMC YUKON XL, 61000 MILES. DASH AROUND THE AIRBAG AND ALL OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF ROAD. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY/GMC TRUCKS. IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS THERE IS A VERY GOOD…
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2009 GMC YUKON XL, 61000 MILES. DASH AROUND THE AIRBAG AND ALL OVER THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND HAS NEVER BEEN DRIVEN OFF ROAD. IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY/GMC TRUCKS. IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS THERE IS A VERY GOOD CHANCE THAT PIECES OF THE DASH WILL POSE A SIGNIFICANT HAZARD TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
CRACK DASHBOARD *TR AROUND AIRBAGS
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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