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2007 GMC Yukon Denali

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Yukon Denali years

Owner complaints for the 2007 GMC Yukon Denali are substantially higher than the model-year median of 32.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

82 reports with mileage · 38 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Air Bags. Review the 41 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Structure. Review the 28 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

4 crash reports1 fire reports11 injury reports

Unknown Or Other complaints

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120,000 miles · Oct 2, 2018
Unknown Or Other

DASH HAS CRACKED IN 3 PLACES. SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE TWO OF THEM ARE BY THE AIR BAG. AFRAID IF IT EVER DEPLOYS PIECES WILL FLY AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.

NHTSA ODI #11132890

80,000 miles · Aug 17, 2018
Unknown Or Other

I WISH TO ADD COMPLAINT FOR THE DASHBOARD CRACK ISSUE NEAR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, AND SUSPECT THE AIRBAG SUPPORT/FUNCTION MAY BE COMPROMISED. I ALSO HAVE RECEIVED MANY 'PAPER CUTS' FROM INSIDE DOOR HANDLES CHROME OVER THE YEARS BUT WAS NEVER CONTACTED BY GM OR OFFERED WARRANTY REPLACEMENT AS YOUR WEBSITE STATES THEY DID - I AM TH…

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I WISH TO ADD COMPLAINT FOR THE DASHBOARD CRACK ISSUE NEAR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, AND SUSPECT THE AIRBAG SUPPORT/FUNCTION MAY BE COMPROMISED. I ALSO HAVE RECEIVED MANY 'PAPER CUTS' FROM INSIDE DOOR HANDLES CHROME OVER THE YEARS BUT WAS NEVER CONTACTED BY GM OR OFFERED WARRANTY REPLACEMENT AS YOUR WEBSITE STATES THEY DID - I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ODI #11120651

Mileage unknown · Mar 19, 2018
Air BagsUnknown Or Other

I OWN A 2007 YUKON DENALI AND HAVE HAD THE DASH CRACK BY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND BY THE DRIVERS CONSOLE I WENT TO GMC AND THEY SAT SO SORRY NOTHING WE CAN DO AS I STATED TO THEM IT WILL AFFECT MY AIR BAG GOING OFF THEY DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE

NHTSA ODI #11080291

48,000 miles · Oct 24, 2017
Unknown Or Other

CRACKED DASH AFTER ABOUT 65000 MILES NEAT AIRBAG. AIRBAG LIGHT ON. I AM IN CONTACT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA WITH THOUSANDS OF GM CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE AND ARE EXPERIENCING THE VERY SAME CRACKS IN THE SAME PLACES WHICH DENOTES A DEFECT IN THE DASH AND SUPPORTS OR LACK THERE OF. LOOK FOR FACEBOOK GROUP " CACKED DASH 2007-2015. CHECK OUT …

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CRACKED DASH AFTER ABOUT 65000 MILES NEAT AIRBAG. AIRBAG LIGHT ON. I AM IN CONTACT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA WITH THOUSANDS OF GM CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE AND ARE EXPERIENCING THE VERY SAME CRACKS IN THE SAME PLACES WHICH DENOTES A DEFECT IN THE DASH AND SUPPORTS OR LACK THERE OF. LOOK FOR FACEBOOK GROUP " CACKED DASH 2007-2015. CHECK OUT THE PICTURES FROM ALL OVER THE US INVOLVING EVERY GM SUC, TRUCK ETC. THE CRACKS ARE CONSISTENT IN LOCATIONS AND PATHS.. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY AIR BAG DEPLOYING RANDOMLY. DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL AFFECT TAKATA RECALL OR NOT. CRACKS RANDOMLY OCCUR ON GM VEHICLES REGARDLESS OF AGE OR MILEAGE. WHICH I BELIEVE POINTS TO THIS BEING A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING AND ASSEMBLY. I NEED GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM... UPLOADING PICS. CHECK THE SITE MENTIONED ABOVE AND YOU'LL SEE THE SAME ISSUE ACROSS THE BOARD IN EVERY PICTURE SHARED. HELP.

NHTSA ODI #11039437

Mileage unknown · Sep 1, 2017
Air BagsUnknown Or Other

TAKATA RECALL .... MY YUKON DENALI DASH HAS VERY BAD CRACKS FROM THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO THE SPEEDOMETER AREA. THESE CRACKS RUN COMPLETELY THROUGH THE DASH MATERIAL, AND ARE "BANGING" WHENEVER THE VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS BUMPING AND RATTLING AROUND COULD SET OFF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, WHICH WOUL…

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TAKATA RECALL .... MY YUKON DENALI DASH HAS VERY BAD CRACKS FROM THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO THE SPEEDOMETER AREA. THESE CRACKS RUN COMPLETELY THROUGH THE DASH MATERIAL, AND ARE "BANGING" WHENEVER THE VEHICLE GOES OVER A BUMP. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS BUMPING AND RATTLING AROUND COULD SET OFF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, WHICH WOULD SEND SHRAPNEL THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. SINCE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG HAS THE TAKATA INFLATOR, IT IS MORE CONCERNING. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS, BUT THEY CONTINUE TO SAY THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING. SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN MIAMI, FLORIDA SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED, WITH VERY HIGH HUMIDITY, I WOULD THINK THIS WOULD BE A PRIORITY FIX!!

NHTSA ODI #11021085

150,010 miles · Aug 23, 2017
Unknown Or Other

CRACKING DASHBOARD OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I FEEL THAT IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS, PIECES OF THE DASH WILL LIKELY CAUSE INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND POSSIBLE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE SINCE IT IS ALREADY CRACKING. THE FOLLOWING LINK DEALS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND STATES THAT GM HAD THIS VEHICLES DASHBOARD REPLACED AT NO CHARGE TO …

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CRACKING DASHBOARD OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I FEEL THAT IF AN ACCIDENT OCCURS, PIECES OF THE DASH WILL LIKELY CAUSE INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND POSSIBLE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE SINCE IT IS ALREADY CRACKING. THE FOLLOWING LINK DEALS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, AND STATES THAT GM HAD THIS VEHICLES DASHBOARD REPLACED AT NO CHARGE TO THE VEHICLE OWNER. HTTP://WWW.WMCACTIONNEWS5.COM/STORY/30848193/FEDS-GM-WONT-INVESTIGATE-PATTERN-OF-CRACKED-DASHBOARDS

NHTSA ODI #11019210

75,000 miles · May 8, 2017
Unknown Or Other

MY 2007 GMC YUKON DENALI HAS A CRACKED DASHBOARD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME GM DID CHANGE IT, BUT THEY WONT CHANGE IT NOW BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I AM VERY VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THE CRACK IS RIGHT AROUND THE PASSENGERS AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AREA AND I…

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MY 2007 GMC YUKON DENALI HAS A CRACKED DASHBOARD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED ON THIS VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME GM DID CHANGE IT, BUT THEY WONT CHANGE IT NOW BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I AM VERY VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THE CRACK IS RIGHT AROUND THE PASSENGERS AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT AREA AND I BELIEVE THAT IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT PLASTIC SHRAPNEL MIGHT HIT THE PASSENGER AND CAUSE EXCESSIVE CUTS TO THE FACE, EYES OR UPPER BODY. I AM EVEN MORE CONCERN BECAUSE THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE, MY WIFE SITS ON THE PASSENGERS SIT ALL THE TIME AND I ALSO USE IT TO TAKE MY DAUGHTERS TO SCHOOL, THE NEW CRACK OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE DASHBOARD STARTED RATTLING AND SHAKING HEAVILY. PLEASE HELP...

NHTSA ODI #10984393

1,116,555 miles · Dec 18, 2016
StructureUnknown Or Other

HAVE A YUKON AND THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED AT BOTH SIDES OF AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE AND ABOVE THE GAUGE CLUSTER.THE PLASTIC IS VERY BRITTLE AND MY CONCERNS IS IF THERE WAS EVER A CAR WRECK AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IT WOULD SEND PLASTIC PROJECTILES THROUGHOUT VEHICLE WHICH THE VEHICLE IS USED TO CARRY MY 1 AND 2 YEAR OLD CHILDRE…

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HAVE A YUKON AND THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKED AT BOTH SIDES OF AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE AND ABOVE THE GAUGE CLUSTER.THE PLASTIC IS VERY BRITTLE AND MY CONCERNS IS IF THERE WAS EVER A CAR WRECK AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IT WOULD SEND PLASTIC PROJECTILES THROUGHOUT VEHICLE WHICH THE VEHICLE IS USED TO CARRY MY 1 AND 2 YEAR OLD CHILDREN DAILY.I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A DEFECT OR A RECALL CONSIDERING ALMOST ALL THESE VEHICLES ALL CRACK IN THE SAME SPOT I FEEL IT WAS A POOR DESIGN BY GMC AND AT OVER 1000 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED IS JUST CRAZY . THANKS FOR YOUR TIME

NHTSA ODI #10936104

145,000 miles · Oct 12, 2016
Unknown Or Other

MY DASH BOARD IS CRACKED

NHTSA ODI #10915451

99,700 miles · Oct 1, 2016
Unknown Or Other

THIS SUMMER MY DASHBOARD SEVERELY CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. IT IS SO BADLY CRACKED I CANNOT IMAGINE HOW IT DOESN'T POSE A SAFETY RISK.

NHTSA ODI #10910966

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

1

EA10004 · Interior Door Handle Laceration Risk

Opened May 23, 2010 · Closed Jul 18, 2011

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Latches/locks/linkages; Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch; Structure; Structure:body; Structure:body:door ; Structure:body:door:hinge And Attachments

The investigated concern involved chrome plating on interior door handles that could peel or separate from the plastic base material.This de-lamination could result in a sharp edge and pose a risk of laceration.In some cases, consumers reported minor hand/skin lacerations.Of these reported injuries, the vast majority of injuries were to adults.Ninety percent of claims associated with interior door handle de-lamination were related to the front doors.In addition to the above Tahoe/Yukon vehicles, other GMT 900 series C/K vehicles (Avalanche, Escalade, Sierra, Silverado, and Suburban) have a trim level that utilizes the chrome plated interior door handles and were included in the analysis.The resultant population group had a total of 746 complaint reports with 309 injury incidents and 43,619 unique VIN regular warranty claims over a combined 451,745 vehicle population.The door handle supplier was changed in September 2006 with new tooling and process in place by October 2006.The base population prior to the September 2006 vendor change accounted for the bulk (or 89%) of all complaints and comparable injury reports and warranty claims.Due to the nature of the failure (thin chrome plating peeling off the door handle), only minor hand/skin laceration injuries similar to a paper cut were recorded.All but a few did not require professional medical treatment such as surgical or liquid sutures (i.e. stitches).Less than 10% of injury reports had specifically involved a 3-10 year old child.This was due to the fact that 90% of the claims were associated with door handles located in the front seating area (where the window glass panels usually have less solar tinting than rear window glass panels) where children are not normally seated. In July 2010, GM issued a Special Coverage Policy (SCP 09239) on the base vehicles to extend the warranty coverage to 10 years/100k miles.Recent data indicate that the base population complaint and injury reporting have subsided since the implementation of the SCP campaign.In June 2011, GM added the remaining interim population (Sep-Oct 2006) to the SCP.A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.

Additional source detail variants (6)

Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch

The investigated concern involved chrome plating on interior door handles that could peel or separate from the plastic base material.This de-lamination could result in a sharp edge and pose a risk of laceration.In some cases, consumers reported minor hand/skin lacerations.Of these reported injuries, the vast majority of injuries were to adults.Ninety percent of claims associated with interior door handle de-lamination were related to the front doors.In addition to the above Tahoe/Yukon vehicles, other GMT 900 series C/K vehicles (Avalanche, Escalade, Sierra, Silverado, and Suburban) have a trim level that utilizes the chrome plated interior door handles and were included in the analysis.The resultant population group had a total of 746 complaint reports with 309 injury incidents and 43,619 unique VIN regular warranty claims over a combined 451,745 vehicle population.The door handle supplier was changed in September 2006 with new tooling and process in place by October 2006.The base population prior to the September 2006 vendor change accounted for the bulk (or 89%) of all complaints and comparable injury reports and warranty claims.Due to the nature of the failure (thin chrome plating peeling off the door handle), only minor hand/skin laceration injuries similar to a paper cut were recorded.All but a few did not require professional medical treatment such as surgical or liquid sutures (i.e. stitches).Less than 10% of injury reports had specifically involved a 3-10 year old child.This was due to the fact that 90% of the claims were associated with door handles located in the front seating area (where the window glass panels usually have less solar tinting than rear window glass panels) where children are not normally seated. In July 2010, GM issued a Special Coverage Policy (SCP 09239) on the base vehicles to extend the warranty coverage to 10 years/100k miles.Recent data indicate that the base population complaint and injury reporting have subsided since the implementation of the SCP campaign.In June 2011, GM added the remaining interim population (Sep-Oct 2006) to the SCP.A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.

Latches/locks/linkages

The investigated concern involved chrome plating on interior door handles that could peel or separate from the plastic base material.This de-lamination could result in a sharp edge and pose a risk of laceration.In some cases, consumers reported minor hand/skin lacerations.Of these reported injuries, the vast majority of injuries were to adults.Ninety percent of claims associated with interior door handle de-lamination were related to the front doors.In addition to the above Tahoe/Yukon vehicles, other GMT 900 series C/K vehicles (Avalanche, Escalade, Sierra, Silverado, and Suburban) have a trim level that utilizes the chrome plated interior door handles and were included in the analysis.The resultant population group had a total of 746 complaint reports with 309 injury incidents and 43,619 unique VIN regular warranty claims over a combined 451,745 vehicle population.The door handle supplier was changed in September 2006 with new tooling and process in place by October 2006.The base population prior to the September 2006 vendor change accounted for the bulk (or 89%) of all complaints and comparable injury reports and warranty claims.Due to the nature of the failure (thin chrome plating peeling off the door handle), only minor hand/skin laceration injuries similar to a paper cut were recorded.All but a few did not require professional medical treatment such as surgical or liquid sutures (i.e. stitches).Less than 10% of injury reports had specifically involved a 3-10 year old child.This was due to the fact that 90% of the claims were associated with door handles located in the front seating area (where the window glass panels usually have less solar tinting than rear window glass panels) where children are not normally seated. In July 2010, GM issued a Special Coverage Policy (SCP 09239) on the base vehicles to extend the warranty coverage to 10 years/100k miles.Recent data indicate that the base population complaint and injury reporting have subsided since the implementation of the SCP campaign.In June 2011, GM added the remaining interim population (Sep-Oct 2006) to the SCP.A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.

Structure:body:door

The investigated concern involved chrome plating on interior door handles that could peel or separate from the plastic base material.This de-lamination could result in a sharp edge and pose a risk of laceration.In some cases, consumers reported minor hand/skin lacerations.Of these reported injuries, the vast majority of injuries were to adults.Ninety percent of claims associated with interior door handle de-lamination were related to the front doors.In addition to the above Tahoe/Yukon vehicles, other GMT 900 series C/K vehicles (Avalanche, Escalade, Sierra, Silverado, and Suburban) have a trim level that utilizes the chrome plated interior door handles and were included in the analysis.The resultant population group had a total of 746 complaint reports with 309 injury incidents and 43,619 unique VIN regular warranty claims over a combined 451,745 vehicle population.The door handle supplier was changed in September 2006 with new tooling and process in place by October 2006.The base population prior to the September 2006 vendor change accounted for the bulk (or 89%) of all complaints and comparable injury reports and warranty claims.Due to the nature of the failure (thin chrome plating peeling off the door handle), only minor hand/skin laceration injuries similar to a paper cut were recorded.All but a few did not require professional medical treatment such as surgical or liquid sutures (i.e. stitches).Less than 10% of injury reports had specifically involved a 3-10 year old child.This was due to the fact that 90% of the claims were associated with door handles located in the front seating area (where the window glass panels usually have less solar tinting than rear window glass panels) where children are not normally seated. In July 2010, GM issued a Special Coverage Policy (SCP 09239) on the base vehicles to extend the warranty coverage to 10 years/100k miles.Recent data indicate that the base population complaint and injury reporting have subsided since the implementation of the SCP campaign.In June 2011, GM added the remaining interim population (Sep-Oct 2006) to the SCP.A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.

Structure:body:door:hinge And Attachments

The investigated concern involved chrome plating on interior door handles that could peel or separate from the plastic base material.This de-lamination could result in a sharp edge and pose a risk of laceration.In some cases, consumers reported minor hand/skin lacerations.Of these reported injuries, the vast majority of injuries were to adults.Ninety percent of claims associated with interior door handle de-lamination were related to the front doors.In addition to the above Tahoe/Yukon vehicles, other GMT 900 series C/K vehicles (Avalanche, Escalade, Sierra, Silverado, and Suburban) have a trim level that utilizes the chrome plated interior door handles and were included in the analysis.The resultant population group had a total of 746 complaint reports with 309 injury incidents and 43,619 unique VIN regular warranty claims over a combined 451,745 vehicle population.The door handle supplier was changed in September 2006 with new tooling and process in place by October 2006.The base population prior to the September 2006 vendor change accounted for the bulk (or 89%) of all complaints and comparable injury reports and warranty claims.Due to the nature of the failure (thin chrome plating peeling off the door handle), only minor hand/skin laceration injuries similar to a paper cut were recorded.All but a few did not require professional medical treatment such as surgical or liquid sutures (i.e. stitches).Less than 10% of injury reports had specifically involved a 3-10 year old child.This was due to the fact that 90% of the claims were associated with door handles located in the front seating area (where the window glass panels usually have less solar tinting than rear window glass panels) where children are not normally seated. In July 2010, GM issued a Special Coverage Policy (SCP 09239) on the base vehicles to extend the warranty coverage to 10 years/100k miles.Recent data indicate that the base population complaint and injury reporting have subsided since the implementation of the SCP campaign.In June 2011, GM added the remaining interim population (Sep-Oct 2006) to the SCP.A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.

Structure:body

The investigated concern involved chrome plating on interior door handles that could peel or separate from the plastic base material.This de-lamination could result in a sharp edge and pose a risk of laceration.In some cases, consumers reported minor hand/skin lacerations.Of these reported injuries, the vast majority of injuries were to adults.Ninety percent of claims associated with interior door handle de-lamination were related to the front doors.In addition to the above Tahoe/Yukon vehicles, other GMT 900 series C/K vehicles (Avalanche, Escalade, Sierra, Silverado, and Suburban) have a trim level that utilizes the chrome plated interior door handles and were included in the analysis.The resultant population group had a total of 746 complaint reports with 309 injury incidents and 43,619 unique VIN regular warranty claims over a combined 451,745 vehicle population.The door handle supplier was changed in September 2006 with new tooling and process in place by October 2006.The base population prior to the September 2006 vendor change accounted for the bulk (or 89%) of all complaints and comparable injury reports and warranty claims.Due to the nature of the failure (thin chrome plating peeling off the door handle), only minor hand/skin laceration injuries similar to a paper cut were recorded.All but a few did not require professional medical treatment such as surgical or liquid sutures (i.e. stitches).Less than 10% of injury reports had specifically involved a 3-10 year old child.This was due to the fact that 90% of the claims were associated with door handles located in the front seating area (where the window glass panels usually have less solar tinting than rear window glass panels) where children are not normally seated. In July 2010, GM issued a Special Coverage Policy (SCP 09239) on the base vehicles to extend the warranty coverage to 10 years/100k miles.Recent data indicate that the base population complaint and injury reporting have subsided since the implementation of the SCP campaign.In June 2011, GM added the remaining interim population (Sep-Oct 2006) to the SCP.A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.

Structure

The investigated concern involved chrome plating on interior door handles that could peel or separate from the plastic base material.This de-lamination could result in a sharp edge and pose a risk of laceration.In some cases, consumers reported minor hand/skin lacerations.Of these reported injuries, the vast majority of injuries were to adults.Ninety percent of claims associated with interior door handle de-lamination were related to the front doors.In addition to the above Tahoe/Yukon vehicles, other GMT 900 series C/K vehicles (Avalanche, Escalade, Sierra, Silverado, and Suburban) have a trim level that utilizes the chrome plated interior door handles and were included in the analysis.The resultant population group had a total of 746 complaint reports with 309 injury incidents and 43,619 unique VIN regular warranty claims over a combined 451,745 vehicle population.The door handle supplier was changed in September 2006 with new tooling and process in place by October 2006.The base population prior to the September 2006 vendor change accounted for the bulk (or 89%) of all complaints and comparable injury reports and warranty claims.Due to the nature of the failure (thin chrome plating peeling off the door handle), only minor hand/skin laceration injuries similar to a paper cut were recorded.All but a few did not require professional medical treatment such as surgical or liquid sutures (i.e. stitches).Less than 10% of injury reports had specifically involved a 3-10 year old child.This was due to the fact that 90% of the claims were associated with door handles located in the front seating area (where the window glass panels usually have less solar tinting than rear window glass panels) where children are not normally seated. In July 2010, GM issued a Special Coverage Policy (SCP 09239) on the base vehicles to extend the warranty coverage to 10 years/100k miles.Recent data indicate that the base population complaint and injury reporting have subsided since the implementation of the SCP campaign.In June 2011, GM added the remaining interim population (Sep-Oct 2006) to the SCP.A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.