2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2018 GMC Yukon XL. 1 carries a do-not-drive or park-outside warning. Owners have filed 53 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any GMC dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2018 GMC Yukon XL. Check your Yukon XL by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 53 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 GMC Yukon XL, reporting 5 crashes, 1 fires, 8 injuries. GMC has issued at least 919 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read GMC Yukon XL owner complaints and bulletins, every year
Owners have filed 53 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 GMC Yukon XL. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“The back hatch would not open while the car was on and in park. Upon reaching in without being in the car, we turned it off, and it engaged reverse on its own, causing it to reverse immediately almost causing terminal harm to myself and my family.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11732026
“WE WERE IN A CAR CRASH. THE AIRBAGS ON THE SIDES OF THE VEHICLE BUT NOT IN THE FRONT. THE FRONT AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11539135
“I was involved in a traffic collision. A large vehicle turned left in front of me and I t boned that vehicle. We were traveling about 30-35 MPH at the moment of impact. My vehicle sustained major damage ($20,000+) to repair according to the body shop. My wife, daughter and myself sustained injuries.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11465839
“I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR AND A CAR WAS COMING OVER ON ME SO I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD SO THAT WE WOULD NOT COLLIDE. MY CAR SLOWED DOWN BUT DID NOT STOP. I WAS ON THE BRAKES HARD, BUT MY CAR ONLY SLOWED, IT DID NOT STOP. THE OTHER CAR HIT ME.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11311821
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 GMC YUKON XL. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF HER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE ROLLED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS SEATED IN THE THIRD ROW SEATS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IN A CAR SEAT.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11265658
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2018 GMC Yukon XL is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any GMC dealer.