- Vehicles
- 7,173
- Built between
- Mar 2018 – Sep 2019
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 January 2020
- Repaired
- 72%
- Unrepaired
- 1,978
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2018 and September 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Advantage TRI-Fold Tonneau CoverBuilt March 2018 to September 2019
Repair progress
1,978 of 7,173 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2021.
72% repaired — 5,190 of 7,173 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 4
- Scrapped or exported
- 1
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain Rugged Liner tri-fold soft tonneau covers sold as accessory parts for 2019-2020 model year Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Sierra 1500 trucks. The original instructions may be difficult to follow, possibly resulting in the cover being installed incorrectly.
What could happen
An incorrectly installed cover can detach from the truck bed and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
GM will notify owners, and will provide them with a cover tether kit and improved instructions and additional labeling. The recall began January 24, 2020.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2018 to September 2019
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 October 2019
- Owners notified17 January 2020
- Latest repair reportQ2 2021 — 72% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 3 October 2019.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-630-2438 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N192261860.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- N192261860
- Recalling manufacturer
- General Motors LLC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.