The 2017 GMC Yukon Xl has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 3,640,162 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 206 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the exterior lighting. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
AIR BAGS16V6510002016-09-083,640,162 affected
Defect
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD, 3500 HD, Tahoe, Suburban, GMC Sierra 2500 HD and 3500 HD, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon XL, Cadillac Escalade and Cadillac Escalade ESV vehicles and 2014-2017 Chevrolet Corvette, Silverado 1500, Trax, Caprice Police Pursuit…
Consequence
A failure of the front air bags or seat belt pretensioners to deploy in the event of a crash necessitating deployment increases the risk of injury to the driver and front passenger.
Remedy
GM will notify owners, and dealers will reflash the SDM software. Vehicles that have had a previous air bag deployment will have the SDM replaced. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on October 13, 2016. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300, Cadillac customer…
Complaints by component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
36
POWER TRAIN
34
1crashes
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
29
1crashes
ENGINE
25
1crashes
SERVICE BRAKES
22
3crashes
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
21
1injuries
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
5
1crashes
AIR BAGS
4
1crashes1injuries
SEATS
4
1crashes1injuries
SUSPENSION
4
Total complaints206
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“There has been 3 different incidents. First incident I was going 45mph merging into 5 lanes of traffic when the back of my driver seat randomly layed down flat and stayed there. I had to get off an exit, get out pull up on front of seat and then it layed back up. 2nd incident I was going about…”
“Engine stalling, a rough-running engine, reduced power mode (sluggish acceleration), a "check engine" light, or the vehicle failing to start. It started puttering really bad and died in the middle of the intersection. Check engine light came on. I got it to start, was really hard start and…”
“Gear slippage, loss of power”
“At stop light vehicle began to sputter and make noise, I was very close to my home, no engine light on. Upon turning vehicle off and using a code reader codes p0106 and p0506 was on scanner. I had vehicle towed to complete car care. Mis fire on multiple cylinders. Vehicle has 69,801 miles. 3 push…”
“At stop light vehicle began to sputter and make noise, I was very close to my home, no engine light on. Upon turning vehicle off and using a code reader codes p0106 and p0506 was on scanner. I had vehicle towed to complete car care. Mis fire on multiple cylinders. Vehicle has 69,801 miles. 3 push…”
“At stop light vehicle began to sputter and make noise, I was very close to my home, no engine light on. Upon turning vehicle off and using a code reader codes p0106 and p0506 was on scanner. I had vehicle towed to complete car care. Mis fire on multiple cylinders. Vehicle has 69,801 miles. 3 push…”
“At stop light vehicle began to sputter, run rough, and make noise. I was less than a mile from my home, no check engine light on. I turned the vehicle off, used a scanner to have codes p0106 and p0506 show. I had vehicle towed to complete car care. Misfire on multiple cylinders, 3 push rods bent,…”
“At stop light vehicle began to sputter, run rough, and make noise. I was less than a mile from my home, no check engine light on. I turned the vehicle off, used a scanner to have codes p0106 and p0506 show. I had vehicle towed to complete car care. Misfire on multiple cylinders, 3 push rods bent,…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2017 GMC Yukon Xl as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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