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Gmc Yukon Xl · 2018

2 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·26V289000·2026-05-07

    GMC Yukon and Other GM Vehicles with Transfer Case Defect

    General Motors is recalling certain 2026 GMC Yukon, Sierra 1500, Yukon XL and other GM vehicles, as well as select 2015–2020 models, due to a missing component in the drivetrain transfer case that may cause wheel lockup without warning. The defect increases the risk of a crash.

    Product
    GMC — GMC, CHEVROLET, CADILLAC YUKON XL, YUKON, TAHOE, SUBURBAN
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2005 · electrical — 47 complaints, median 70,000 mi
    Includes 2 alleging a fire. Unverified owner allegations from complaint filings — not confirmed by any agency.
  • 2021 · powertrain — 43 complaints, median 70,000 mi
  • 2023 · powertrain — 34 complaints
  • 2023 · electrical — 27 complaints
  • 2022 · powertrain — 27 complaints

Technical service bulletins

1,652 manufacturer service bulletins across 19 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.7/5
  • 2025: 4.1/5 · 25 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2024: 4.8/5
  • 2023: 3.3/5 · 209 complaints · most complained-of: engine
  • 2022: 3.4/5 · 160 complaints · most complained-of: engine

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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