2012 GMC Yukon

The 2012 GMC Yukon has 4 recalls, all involving the front passenger airbag inflator, which can explode with excessive force and send metal fragments into the cabin, with the potential for serious injury or death.

All four recalls address the same fundamental hazard: the passenger-side front airbag inflator can rupture during deployment. Over time, prolonged exposure to heat and humidity degrades the propellant inside the inflator. When the airbag fires in a crash, the inflator can burst apart rather than inflate the bag normally, scattering sharp metal pieces toward anyone in the front passenger seat or nearby. These recalls apply specifically to vehicles originally sold or registered in high-heat, high-humidity regions, including states like Florida, Texas, Hawaii, and Louisiana, as well as U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico and Guam, where the environmental conditions that accelerate propellant breakdown are most pronounced. Multiple recall campaigns cover this defect across overlapping model years and vehicle lines, but the physical risk in every case is the same: a compromised inflator that turns a crash into a secondary fragmentation hazard.