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2011 GMC Yukon XL air bags problems

21 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2011 GMC Yukon XL, which is 31% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
21 31% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 GMC yukon xl. The contact stated while starting vehicle, the air bag warning indicator light illuminated. The contact detected an abnormal burning odor in vehicle. The contact received NHTSA campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags). The contact stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 100,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Reported at 100,000 miles, October 2020 Fire

My takata recall comes back as "incomplete - working on a solution". This has been going in for years. Is my car safe?

Reported at 50,000 miles, December 2016

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