2022 GMC SIERRA 1500 — Complaint #2000474
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NHTSA Complaint about STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE filed June 18, 2024
NHTSA complaint #2000474 (ODI reference 11595073) concerns a 2022 GMC SIERRA 1500 and was filed on June 18, 2024. The owner reports the failure occurred on March 15, 2024. The report was geocoded to Texas based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as structure:body:tailgate, 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: yes, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. A complaint that flags a crash, fire, or fatality is escalated on NHTSA's internal review queue and factors more heavily into any Preliminary Evaluation decision on this make and model. 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:body:tailgate 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 2022 GMC SIERRA 1500 shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
Issues- Front and Rear external safety camera system fails to display. Tailgate falls open on its own while in motion. This was a new purchased vehicle off the lot. Yes-Vehicle is available upon request for examination. Yes-Safety risk are imminent due to blind spots caused by inoperative cameras i.e. hitting unseen pedestrians crossing behind or in front and behind the vehicle. The tail gate dislodging without notice or visual to the driver can cause a loss of passengers possessions or equipment also causing a road hazard for trailing vehicles on any roads highways while vehicle is in motion. Yes- This problem has been noted by dealerships across America. There is no recall for my vehicle at this time. No- Vehicles have not been inspected without a recall action or requirement. Dealer says they will not perform a diagnosis without the requirement to do so. This was a a newly purchased vehicle. No-There were never any warning lamps or indication automatically of the camera sy
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 2000474 |
| ODI Number | 11595073 |
| Date Filed | June 18, 2024 |
| Failure Date | March 15, 2024 |
| VIN | 1GTPHGET7NZ |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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