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TonyKarter
09-22-2013, 07:39 AM
Thank you for taking time to read this. I am trying to locate the GM TSB or recall on GM truck tailgate support cables. I am on my second 1997 C1500 1/2 ton Silverado truck and both trucks experienced a failure of the tailgate support cable. Each tailgate has two, one on each side that hold the tailgate in a horizontal position when open.

I went to the auto parts store to buy a replacement and the counter guy was nice enough to tell me that GM will replace them as there was a recall or service bulletin on their failure. Try as I might I could not locate anything on the net.

Please respond if you know of such a recall or TSB. I would like to have prior knowledge of this before contacting the parts department at my dealership. Thanks again!

Zodiac
09-22-2013, 08:07 AM
Only thing I can find is for 1999-2000.

Monty
09-22-2013, 09:31 AM
I did a search too. From what I found there doesn't seem to be any recalls for that year just a lot of complaints about the failure. As Zodiac said I found a recall for the 1999 year.
http://www.arfc.org/autos/chevrolet/silverado/recalls/000022599000081527000000280/recall.aspx

Crazy Paul
09-22-2013, 10:32 AM
2000-2004
Bulletin 04007A
Service Bulletin 176057
NHTSA Item number 10010543
NHTSA Campaign ID No 04V129000

http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls/results.cfm?SearchType=QuickSearch&rcl_ID=04V129000&summary=true

TonyKarter
09-22-2013, 04:24 PM
Hey,
Thanks guys! I'll call the dealership and just take a shot. All they can say is no.

BLKG8
09-22-2013, 06:16 PM
I received a notice in the mail a few months ago saying they would replace them for free.
I have a '01 S-10...
Too bad i had already replaced them myself.