1 NHTSA safety recall covers the 2025 GMC Yukon XL. Owners have filed 28 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 2025 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 28 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 GMC Yukon XL, reporting 1 crashes. GMC has issued at least 446 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
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in one investigation. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 28 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 GMC Yukon XL. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“On August 9th at 5:30PM roughly, while attempting to park using the vehicle's Park Assist feature, the system failed to function properly—specifically, it failed to detect a pole at the rear of a parking space, did not slow or brake the vehicle, and was not even aware it would contact the pole.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11688022
“The contact owns a 2025 GMC Yukon XL. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, there was a tapping sound coming from the vehicle and the vehicle stalled. The check engine warning light illuminated and then turned off. The vehicle was driven to the residence.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11768948
“The car stopped without warning in the middle of a very busy highway that could have caused an accident. The car had to be drug onto a wrecker because the wheels would not turn to be loaded on tow truck.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11765117
“The contact owns a 2025 GMC Yukon XL. The contact stated that while driving 15 MPH, there was an abnormal grinding sound coming from the engine. There was no warning light illuminated.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11761088
“Engine (L87) blew up on I-80 in passing lane with no warning 14,635 miles. Almost got hit by several cars trying to get off the interstate. Sat alongside the road for 1 1/2 hours until tow truck arrived in 101 degree weather. GM provided no roadside assistance since it was a Sunday.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11761042
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2025 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.