2008 GMC Denali Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2008 GMC Denali. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the air bags. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

AIR BAGS
4
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
Total complaints7

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Dashboard has cracked above the drivers instrument display, around speaker and now has cracked around the passenger side air bag with the dashboard being loose. If the air bag is ever to deploy it will more than likely hurt my passenger which could be my wife, my children or grandchildren. This is…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2017-11-14

“Dashboard has cracked above the drivers instrument display, around speaker and now has cracked around the passenger side air bag with the dashboard being loose. If the air bag is ever to deploy it will more than likely hurt my passenger which could be my wife, my children or grandchildren. This is…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2017-11-14

“Takata recall - this has been in effect for over a year and still no answer has been released. Need to know what gmc is going to do to correct problem. We just purchased this vehicle on 5/26/17 and found out about the recall”

AIR BAGS · reported 2017-05-26

“Takata recall - this has been in effect for over a year and still no answer has been released. Need to know what gmc is going to do to correct problem. We just purchased this vehicle on 5/26/17 and found out about the recall”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2017-05-26

“Takata recall - this has been in effect for over a year and still no answer has been released. Need to know what gmc is going to do to correct problem. We just purchased this vehicle on 5/26/17 and found out about the recall”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2017-05-26

“Takata recall. I received a letter from jeffrey m. Boyer, vp, gmc global vehicle safety, dated july 2016 regardng recall 49151. To date, my local gmc dealer advises that they have no parts from gmc to remedy my vehicle.”

AIR BAGS · reported 2016-07-01

“Takata recall not fixed”

AIR BAGS · reported 2016-05-27
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2008 GMC Denali as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.