2003 GMC Yukon Xl 1500 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2003 GMC Yukon Xl 1500. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 87 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES
13
2crashes1injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
12
1crashes1injuries
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
8
1crashes4injuries
STEERING
7
1injuries
ENGINE
6
POWER TRAIN
5
1crashes4injuries
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
3
1crashes
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
1injuries
Total complaints87

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Vehicle randomly goes into reduce engine power mode and stalls while driving. This has happened multiple times while driving on a highway and going up a hill where it nearly caused a three catastrophic accidents. Basic research shows that gm has known about this issue since the vehicles were a few…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2017-12-09

“Brake lines corroded resulting in loss of brakes and rear ending school bus. Replaced all brake lines at my cost as well as the damage to the front end of the truck. Now, the known abs brake sensor issue is activating the abs at low speeds.”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2017-01-05

“Tl* the contact owns a 2003 gmc yukon xl 1500. The contact mentioned that the previous owner of the vehicle experienced a failure with the reduced engine power warning indicator. The dealer replaced the throttle body, but the failure continued before the contact owned the vehicle. The contact…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2016-03-10

“Tl* the contact owns a 2003 gmc yukon xl 1500. The contact mentioned that the previous owner of the vehicle experienced a failure with the reduced engine power warning indicator. The dealer replaced the throttle body, but the failure continued before the contact owned the vehicle. The contact…”

ENGINE · reported 2016-03-10

“Reduced engine power mode on hwy at 70 mph”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2015-12-15

“Reduced engine power mode on hwy at 70 mph”

ENGINE · reported 2015-12-15

“Reduced engine power mode on hwy at 70 mph”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2015-12-15

“While traveling to work my vehicles check engine light came on and the reduced power warning came on at which time I had complete loss of acceleration, complete loss of braking, and complete loss of steering power. I then had to coast to a stop and attempted to restart the vehicle 6 times before I…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2015-09-28
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2003 GMC Yukon Xl 1500 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.