Normal Motors has a small drawback with grilles on the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck. The grille deflector—the highest a part of the grille encompass—can unexpectedly detach. Components flying off automobiles clearly creates a security concern, which prompted a recall of 70,768 vehicles.

Particularly, the issue impacts the 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 geared up with chrome grilles. In line with recall paperwork from the Nationwide Freeway Site visitors Security Administration (NHTSA), there might be defects within the fasteners that maintain this part of the grille in place. There are eight attachment factors, all of which may fracture. Ought to all of them break, the deflector can come off. The trim piece could seem free and rattle earlier than it in the end exits the scene.

The recall additional specifies 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 pickups constructed after the delicate facelift it obtained that 12 months. At the moment, the recall does not lengthen past 2022. It additionally does not apply to vehicles which have grilles apart from chrome. An actual purpose for the attachment factors fracturing is not given.

A GM worker initially notified the corporate of a doable drawback after getting a criticism from a buyer. An preliminary investigation was opened in early 2024 however closed roughly one month later as a result of “no defect development was recognized.” In Might 2024 a Reddit thread was posted describing the precise concern, with a number of different 2022 GMC Sierra homeowners chiming in. GM opened a brand new investigation in December 2024 resulting from a “rise in declare charges”

Subsequently, GM famous 1,225 discipline complaints obtained from car homeowners between April and December. 4 complaints allege a car accident occurred because of this. GM is not conscious of any accidents associated to the issue.

The automaker is “growing a treatment” for the issue however at the moment, there isn’t any repair accessible. Components diagrams present the deflector as a separate piece, however GMC Sierra 1500 homeowners on Reddit declare the one solution to get it’s to purchase your entire grille. Within the meantime, GMC sellers are instructed to cease all gross sales on affected 2022 Sierra 1500s, whether or not they’re nonetheless new or used. Supplier notification is already underway; particular proprietor notification will start on March 24.