NHTSA Complaint #11620244 — 2022 GMC SIERRA 1500 STRUCTURE:BODY

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11620244
Vehicle	2022 GMC SIERRA 1500
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident	October 3, 2024
Date Filed	October 16, 2024
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

Driving down the road at 60 mph, the front upper grill piece just came off, flew up into the windshield and then over the cab of the truck and landed in the street. This is a known defect on these trucks and has happened in 100's of cases. When it happens it makes you react as if you had hit something with the truck, if there had been anyone behind me it could have also caused damage or made them react badly to something flying thru the air. When it happened to me I was prepared for it since I had read online of it happening to so many people. The cause is that its build with really flimsy, very thin tabs that just cant hold up to the wind speed and use needed for being mounted in the front of the vehicle.

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