Well, First off; I live in southern ohio; other than the rust, my truck is immaculate. It looks like it is brand new. I took the truck to the dealer who told me to call the factory. The factory told me to take it back to the dealer to take pictures of the rust. Now the factory is waiting for the e-mail from the dealer and they said they should get back with me on Wednesday. I'll let you know what happens. The dealer said he has seen this before but not as often as the 1st gen. trucks.