IllustrationTAKATA RECALL - HAVE RECEIVED NOTICE AFTER NOTICE OF RECALL AROUND TAKATA INFLATORS AND DEALER SPECIFIES THEY ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO FIX? JUST RECEIVED LEGAL NOTICE THAT TAKATA HAS FILED FOR CHAPTER 11 AND DEALERS WILL STILL NOT FIX??
2008 GMC Yukon Denali
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2008 GMC Yukon Denali do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 32.
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
30–25K
925–50K
750–75K
375–100K
9100–150K
4150K+
35 reports with mileage · 23 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 22 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports
Air Bags complaints
22 reportsTAKATA RECALL. I CALLED THE GMC DEALER AGAIN FOR THIS AIRBAG ISSUE ON 10-24-17, AND THEY STATED THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE. THIS HAS BEEN A CONCERN SINCE MAY 2016. WAITING FOR PARTS IS NOT AN OPTION, SINCE THIS ISSUE WAS IDENTIFIED OVER A YEAR AGO. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN.
TAKATA RECALL: I WAS SENT A RECALL NOTICE IN JULY 2016, BUT STILL TO THIS DATE, NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED!!!
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN CALLING SINCE 2016 AND ALWAYS THE SAME NO PART AVAILABLE AS YET??
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER (REEDMAN TOLL AUTO WORLD, 1700 EAST LINCOLN HWY #101, LANGHORNE, PA 19047) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPA…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER (REEDMAN TOLL AUTO WORLD, 1700 EAST LINCOLN HWY #101, LANGHORNE, PA 19047) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE VEHICLE BEING INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) AND THE DECISION ON THE PETITION WAS PENDING. THE REPAIR FOR THE WARNING SENSOR WOULD CAUSE THE BUMPER TO HAVE TO BE REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 108,000.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWA…
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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC YUKON DENALI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
RECEIVED NOTICE OF A RECALL POSSIBILITY FOR AIRBAG RECALL. DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF CRACK POPS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE.
CRACKED DASHBOARD, DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT AIRBAG SAFETY IF DEPLOYED DUE TO PROXIMITY TO CRACK AND SHARP EDGES ADJACENT TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. DOOR HANDLES FALLING OFF, EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT. FEAR OF UNLAWFUL ENTRY INTO CAR. GM UNWILLING TO CORRECT SUBSTANDARD PARTS.
CRACKS IN THE DASH HAVE APPEARED. ONE CRACK IS ABOVE LEFT OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE OTHER IS FORWARD OF AND NEXT TO THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS STAYED UNDER COVERED PARKING. NOTICED THE CRACKS AS I WAS DRIVING AND DASH NOW RATTLES.
DASHBOARD CRACKED NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG, ALSO FRACTURES AROUND DRIVER SIDE VENT AND CENTER CHANNEL SPEAKER.
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.