The defect
General Motors, LLC. (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and GMC Sierra 2500 vehicles equipped with a 17" spare tire (RPO ZHQ or ZXT) and either the 20" accessory road tire (RPO REM) or the 18" accessory road tire (RPO Q2V). Operating the spare tire with other 20" or 18" tires can prevent the Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) from engaging.
The risk
An ABS system that cannot control the rear wheels independently increases the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will provide the appropriate spare tire and apply a new spare tire information label, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on October 18, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212329780.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chevrolet Silverado 2500 | 2020, 2021 |
| GMC Sierra 2500 | 2020, 2021 |
Components: TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet Silverado 2500 | 2020 | 108 | 10 |
| Chevrolet Silverado 2500 | 2021 | 88 | 6 |
| GMC Sierra 2500 | 2020 | 78 | 9 |
| GMC Sierra 2500 | 2021 | 52 | 6 |
Other tires recalls in 2021
26 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the tires; General Motors, LLC filed 186 campaigns in all.
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| 21V896000 17 Nov 2021 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 21V857000 4 Nov 2021 | Tracker Marine, LLC |
| 21V848000 2 Nov 2021 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 21V768000 29 Sept 2021 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021