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2013 GMC SIERRA 1500 — Complaint #1890268

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NHTSA Complaint about STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS filed April 25, 2023

NHTSA complaint #1890268 (ODI reference 11518815) concerns a 2013 GMC SIERRA 1500 and was filed on April 25, 2023. The owner reports the failure occurred on April 1, 2023. The vehicle had 90,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Rhode Island based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as structure:frame and members, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.

The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.

Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same GMC SIERRA 1500 cohort independently describe similar structure:frame and members failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2013 GMC SIERRA 1500 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.

Vehicle
2013 GMC SIERRA 1500
Component
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
State
Rhode Island
Mileage
90,000 mi

Complaint Description

The contact owns a 2013 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact was alerted by another motorist that the spare tire had lowered underneath the vehicle. After stopping to inspect the vehicle, it was discovered that the rear cross members had corroded, causing the spare tire to become unsecured underneath the vehicle. Additionally, while driving over bumps in the roadway, the vehicle became unstable due to the corroded rear suspension. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the rear sub frame needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

Complaint Details

NHTSA Complaint ID 1890268
ODI Number 11518815
Date Filed April 25, 2023
Failure Date April 1, 2023
VIN 3GTP2VE73DG

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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.