NHTSA Complaint #10651103 — 2014 GMC SIERRA 1500

ON 4/10/2014 I FACTORY ORDERED AN 2014 GMC 1500 CREW CAB 4X4 SHORT BED WITH A MAX TRAILER TOWING PACKAGE. THIS TOWING PACKAGE HAD A MAXIMUM TRAILERING WEIGHT OF 11,800# AND A GCWR OF 17,500#. I TOOK RECEIPT OF THE VEHICLE ON 5/29/14. ON 6/4/14 GM RELEASED DOCUMENT ID: 3931537 STATING THAT THE GCVWR IN THE OWNERS MANUAL IS INCORRECT. THE MAX TRAILER WEIGHT IS NOW BEING STATED AS 11,200# AND A GCWR OF 16,700# AFTER THE RELEASE OF THIS DOCUMENT. THIS 800# GCVWR REDUCTION IS AN ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED AND SIZED WITH THE ORIGINAL TOWING CAPACITIES AND GCWR. AT THIS TIME, GM DOES NOT MANUFACTURER ANY 1/2 TON TRUCKS THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE THE ORIGINAL TOWING CAPACITIES THAT I FACTORY ORDERED AND PURCHASED MY VEHICLE AT. I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE SINCE AUGUST 22,2014 AND THERE HAS BEEN NO RESOLUTION TO THIS POINT; THEREFORE, I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT. *TR