2011 GMC Denali Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2011 GMC Denali. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“The dash board cracked. It was replaced previously to a brand new one by gm and it cracked worst. The airbag and a speaker are there and it's concerning with the movement of the truck. *tr”
“Dash board cracking. I have a crack through the dash at the passenger airbag and another directly in front of the driver. Should the passenger airbag deploy, pieces of the broken dash could increase the possibility of further injury”
“Takata recall I receive a notice stating that takata is filing chapter 11 and on the notice it tells me to call my gm dealer and have my airbags replaced, after contacting my selling dealer on 11/2/2017 I was told that gm is not addressing the issue today and they will notify me when the matter is…”
“My dashboard cracked for the second time. I already replaced it the first time it cracked january 2015. It has cracked for the second time. Obviously there is a defect in this part for it to happen 2 times since 2011. I can not bring myself to pay for this again as it cost around $1,000.”
“I am having concerns involving cracks in my dash. I am afraid that in a accident that that shards of the plastic dash would essentially be knives sticking up that could rip through a body in the case of me or a passenger being thrown toward the dash area. Or that if the air bag deployed, causing…”
“The dashboard spontaneously cracked above the instrument panel section. The vehicle was parked at the time of the crack. Subsequently, the dashboard makes various vibration, chattering, and rattling noises.”
“My denali has gotten a crack on the dash that runs down to the airbag on the passenger's side airbag. This happened while sitting in my garage in 2016. I have contacted gm about the problem but was informed that there wasn't a recall on this. It appears to me and others that there is a problem…”
“The dash board on my denali has cracked and goes down into the airbag. I am afraid if the airbag were to deploy the dash would further shatter and cause parts of the plastic to come loose from the dash causing injury to myself or one of my granddaughters. I have spoken with several people who have…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2011 GMC Denali as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.