2011 GMC Sierra Denali Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2011 GMC Sierra Denali. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 40 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
17
AIR BAGS
10
STRUCTURE:BODY
8
POWER TRAIN
2
STRUCTURE
1
SUSPENSION
1
WHEELS
1
Total complaints40

What owners report

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

“I have a issue with my dashboard cracking along the airbag module door. I believe if I was or involved in a accident and the air bags are deployed the pieces of dash can become fragments and cause excessive injury and also could deflate the airbags upon expansion. Causing more injury than deem…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2021-01-19

“I have a issue with my dashboard cracking along the airbag module door. I believe if I was or involved in a accident and the air bags are deployed the pieces of dash can become fragments and cause excessive injury and also could deflate the airbags upon expansion. Causing more injury than deem…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2021-01-19

“Dashboard cracked at corner of passenger airbag. December 22, 2020. The vehicle was in the garage. I noticed it as soon as I got in to drive it.”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2020-12-22

“The right side dah panel is cracked at the top left corner of the passenger air bag..”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2020-04-11

“I opened up the door to my gmc sierra and noticed there was a crack above the air bag and from the defrost vent to the middle of the gauge cluster cover on my dash.”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2019-08-10

“The dashboard in my 2011 gmc sierra denali 1500 has multiple cracks in the dashboard, they have appeared significantly within in the last year and gotten much larger to the point where a "hole" has opened up due to a piece of the dashboard breaking loose and falling inside of the dash console. The…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2018-09-26

“The dashboard in my 2011 gmc sierra denali 1500 has multiple cracks in the dashboard, they have appeared significantly within in the last year and gotten much larger to the point where a "hole" has opened up due to a piece of the dashboard breaking loose and falling inside of the dash console. The…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2018-09-26

“Dashboard on my gmc sierra denali has 2 major cracks. This is a known defect with these vehicles dashboards. First crack is over the gauges on the dash, and the second is right over top of the air bag. This is a serious issue with no recalls or assistance from vehicle manufacturers. The cracks are…”

AIR BAGS · reported 2018-03-23
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 2011 GMC Sierra Denali as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.