The campaign covers 70,000 U.S. model-year-2022 post-refresh pickups with chrome grilles—that narrows it down, huh?
On some of these trucks, several or all of the eight fasteners holding in place the “grille surround” – the upper piece of trim that sits on top of the grille – could fracture. As this happens, the piece may get noticeably looser and begin to rattle, and of course if all eight retainer clips break, the piece risks flying off while driving, and possibly striking other cars.
In the end, GM managed to compile some 1,225 field complaints tied to the problem, at least four of which led to some sort of collision after the piece flew off; in none of those cases were there any injuries. GM is still sorting out a remedy for the problem, and is ordering a stop-sale on affected models. While the grille deflector looks like a separate piece – and you’d think the fix would involve buying a new one with improved fasteners – owners on that reddit thread allege you have to buy an entire new grille to get that one bit of trim.
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