Dash board panel has cracked open for unknown reasons causing a safety concern with sharp edges and openings that allow opportunities for foreign objects/items to enter vehicle controls and instrumentation panels. passenger air bag at dash board seems defective due to cracked dash board panels and associated trim pieces. it appears than upon air bag deployment there would be possible additional occupant/passenger injuries due to the broken/loose fitting/sub-standard dash board plastic pieces.
I have a 2011 yukon xl, dash cracked below the airbag and was replaced under warranty in 2012. on november 13, 2016 the new dash cracked above the airbag. i am currently fighting with the dealership and gmc corporate. i'm being told that as a second owner gmc will not replace the dash, regardless that i've put 55,000 of the 66,000 miles on the vehicle and have owned 90% of its time on the road. from everything i've read, the dash will become a projectile if the airbag is deployed and quite possibly seriously injure any vehicle occupants. this is a very common, dangerous situation that gmc needs to correct via recall.