1998 GMC Yukon Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 3%of 80 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 80,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 1998 GMC Yukon, 3% of the 80 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I got into a accident. At the intersection of washington st and 2nd st in reno nv. I impacted another car as they went across the intersection. I had the right of way, I impacted the passenger rear end of the other persons vehicle. The main point of impact on my Yukon was the passenger side front corner. The accident was not very bad, no one required medical attention at the scene. When I impacted I was traveling less than 35 m p h. And according to the drivewise device. The vehicle impacted after applying the break at approx 16 MPH- at which point the airbags deployed. …”
NHTSA complaint #11287715, filed 2019-12, 148,000 milesAir bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 2% |
| 2022 | 3 | 2% |
| 2021 | 18 | 5% |
| 2018 | 3 | 4% |
| 2017 | 2 | 1% |
| 2016 | 4 | 1% |
| 2015 | 6 | 1% |
| 2014 | 12 | 21% |
| 2013 | 32 | 27% |
| 2012 | 17 | 27% |
| 2011 | 79 | 50% |
| 2010 | 53 | 50% |
| 2009 | 35 | 37% |
| 2008 | 96 | 51% |
| 2007 | 214 | 50% |
| 2006 | 5 | 19% |
| 2005 | 6 | 7% |
| 2004 | 5 | 3% |
| 2003 | 8 | 4% |
| 2002 | 11 | 7% |
| 2001 | 18 | 9% |
| 2000 | 14 | 8% |
| 1999 | 6 | 3% |
| 1998 | 2 | 3% |
| 1997 | 3 | 2% |
| 1996 | 8 | 11% |
| 1995 | 2 | 2% |
| 1993 | 1 | 6% |
Other parts of the 1998 GMC Yukon
21 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
16 complaintsSteering
11 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsSuspension
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsEquipment
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 GMC Yukon
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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