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HighNHTSA·25V060000·Announced 2025-02-06

2022 GMC Sierra 1500 front grille deflectors may detach

General Motors is recalling certain 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles with chrome front grille deflectors because attachment points may fracture, causing the grille to detach and become a road hazard.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This is a structural vehicle defect with a risk of crash hazard. The source explicitly states that a detached grille deflector may become a road hazard and increase crash risk, meeting the High severity threshold for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

General Motors, LLC is recalling certain 2022 GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles equipped with chrome front grille deflectors. The attachments that hold the front grille deflectors in place may fracture, which could result in the grille becoming detached from the vehicle.

A detached front grille deflector may become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash. Approximately 70,768 vehicles are potentially affected by this issue.

Owners should contact GM customer service for GMC at 1-800-462-8782 or contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) or visit nhtsa.gov. Dealers will reinforce or repair all attachment points on the chrome front grille deflector free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 17, 2025.

The recalled product

Product
2022 GMC SIERRA 1500
Brand
GMC
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Category
Vehicle — Structural / Grille Attachment
Hazard
  • grille-detachment
  • crash-hazard
  • structural-defect
Affected units
70,768

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (1)

  • SIERRA 1500

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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