2010 Gmc Yukon Denali problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (10) · Structure:body (4) · Structure (4)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Gmc Yukon Denali model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
🛣️ Complaints by mileage
39 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (1,374)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-04 · PIP4902W · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-04-01 · PIT3271Q · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates information about how to determine if a wheel and tires size change is available.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP6104 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communicates the steps on how to save a gds2 session log and upload to a technical assistance case in cx connect.
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · PIP4902V · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2026-01-08 · PIP4902U · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information advises a dealer on how to email gds2 session logs into technical assistance.
Unknown Or Other 2025-11-20 · PIT5214G · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have had multiple repair attempts that are being performed on customer’s vehicles that exhibit vibration conditions without utilizing the support of general motors technical assistance center. if va
Showing the 6 most recent of 1,374 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2019-05-14 · Air Bags“tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2010 gmc yukon denali. the vehicle was taken to a dealer (gilchrist chevrolet buick gmc dealership tacoma, 6014 s tacoma way, tacoma, wa 98409, (253) 777-3085) where it was informed that the vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags) but the parts were not available for longer than 3 years…”
2019-03-19 · Unknown Or Other · 80,000 mi“dashboard is cracked. an entire piece cracked off just over the steering wheel and it cracked on the passenger side near the air bag. i am not certain exactly when it cracked.…”
2018-11-16 · Unknown Or Other · 80,000 mi“cracked dash, i believe it's a safety issue. if i were involved in an accident i feel it would cause shrapnel to be fly everywhere. very sharp plastic would fly as any passenger especially if the faulty air bags went off.…”
2018-08-08 · Unknown Or Other · 140,000 mi“dash cracked over the instrument panel and the passenger side airbag in about five different places…”
2018-07-27 · Unknown Or Other · 125,000 mi“i bought my 2010 yukon denali used from a local used car dealership in birmingham, al. when i purchased the vehicle the dash looked to be fine. early in the summer i began to have cracking right above the instrument panel and quickly soon after noticed a lot of cracking around the airbags. this makes me very nervous if i were to be in an acciden…”
2018-07-16 · Unknown Or Other“dashboard cracked. there is a crack all of a sudden on the dash panel above the odometer. vehicle is garage kept and not exposed to direct sun or extreme cold much at all.…”
2018-07-06 · Unknown Or Other“noticed cracks in dashboard. one over the inst. panel on the drivers side. the other is on the passenger side right up to where the air bag is located.…”
2018-06-14 · Unknown Or Other · 80,000 mi“driving back from a local ski area to home, the dash cracked right in front of my eyes. the temperature was a low of 30 degrees that day and we turned the defroster on to about 69, not liking the car hot. it goes right into the passenger airbag storage which makes me wonder if the dash will explode if the airbag deploys or it could pop the airbag…”
2018-05-21 · Unknown Or Other · 79,000 mi“2010 yukon denali has 87,000 well below the average and two cracks formed. one on the cluster side the other on the passenger side next to the air bag. this could potentially be a safety hazard in the event of a crash the air bag deploying and send parts of the dash out towards the occupants. my vehicle stays in the garage when not in use and also …”
2018-05-11 · Unknown Or Other · 81,235 mi“my plastic dash board is badly cracked in multiple spots, this is a safely concern of mine due to the fact that i always have passengers with me, my wife, children, family and friends. i worry that if an airbag deploys the plastic will fly off at a high speed and harm someone worse than the collision impact. please take this complaint into consider…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.