GM has recalled 323,232 newer heavy-duty vehicles geared up with an influence tailgate that may short-circuit and trigger the tailgate to open when parked, the NHTSA disclosed Tuesday.
The recall impacts the 2020-2024 GMC Sierra Heavy Responsibility and Chevrolet Silverado Heavy Responsibility 2500 and 3500 sequence. The Sierra accounted for a lot of the recall, at 194,266 items.
Water can get into the tailgate and get in touch with the digital tailgate launch swap, which is perhaps unsealed. Moisture may cause it to short-circuit and never latch correctly. However GM defined it solely occurs when the truck is in park as a result of a physique management module prevents the tailgate from unlatching when in gear. GM suspects that the 136 reported incidents of an undesirable tailgate opening occurred when the truck was in Park, the proprietor did not discover, then drove away, spilling mattress contents into the highway behind them.
The NHTSA recognized this as a highway hazard, rising the chance of a crash. Till the recall is accomplished, GM recommends house owners manually shut the tailgate earlier than driving.
House owners will obtain notification by mail as early as March 18, and will likely be suggested to convey their truck in for service at a GM seller. A alternative touchpad swap with higher water resistance will likely be put in. It will not price house owners something however their time, and reimbursement will likely be supplied.
For more information, contact Chevrolet customer support at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer support at 1-800-462-8782, or go to GM’s recall hub right here.
