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GMC Denali Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 171 owner complaints across 14 model years of the GMC Denali (1999–2015). The most-complained-about year is 2003.

2
safety recalls, all years
171
owner complaints, all years
1999
year with most recalls
2003
year with most complaints

Pick your GMC Denali model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2015 GMC Denali018
2014 GMC Denali05
2013 GMC Denali05
2012 GMC Denali06
2011 GMC Denali011
2010 GMC Denali05
2009 GMC Denali02
2008 GMC Denali04
2007 GMC Denali03
2003 GMC Denali032
2002 GMC Denali123
2001 GMC Denali122
2000 GMC Denali121
1999 GMC Denali114

What GMC Denali owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 171 complaints with NHTSA. The 2003 model year has the most, with 32.

All GMC Denali recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a GMC Denali, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Head restraint (seats)

    NHTSA 02V253000 Reported 558,904 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    On certain sport utility vehicles equipped with rearward folding head restraints on the second row seats, two potential pinch points exist on each of the folding head restraints when the restraints are folded rearward as the seatback is folded down.

    Remedy: Dealers will install protective covers over the pinch points. Owner notification began november 8, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free…

    Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002

  2. Webbing (seat belts)

    NHTSA 00V122000 Reported 279,132 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

    Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. These vehicles do not comply with the occupant protection requirements of FMVSS no. 208, "occupant crash protection."

    Remedy: Dealers will install a tray insert on the top of the passenger side of the instrument panel. The tray insert corrects the noncompliance.

    Model years: 1999

Other GMC models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.