Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||||
| 020864016 | 07/01/2002 | 261603 | 634339 | Some customers may comment on front door hinge pin bushing wear, front door sag, or door chucking movement in extreme operating conditions. *tt | 09/28/2002 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 05/30/1997 | 1 | ||
| While driving on highway 65 mph, veehicle caught fire in rear between cab and bed, driver unaware, pointed by passerby, totaled, according to dealer, piece of fragment/paper blew into cab area. *ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TAILGATE - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 01/10/2002 | 1 | ||
| I have a 1997 chevy silverado 1500z71. the galvanizedbraid-steel tail gate support hinge used to support tail gate broke. they had a recall on the 1999-2000 for the same thing. it should have been on the 1997 also. the official nhtsa recall notice says this is dangerous and they will replace them on the 1999-2000 models the need replaced on the 1997 models also. *nm | |||
| 03/23/2001 | 97000 | 2 | |
| I lowered my tailgate for my dogs to exit and the cables broke, my dogs slid out onto the ground, and the tailgate was damaged by the bumper. i had the tailgate fixed at a body shop, painted, and reinstalled. as for the cables: i replaced them at the local dealer. they are starting to corrode again.*ak | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 02/12/2011 | 155000 | ||
| 1997 chevy k1500 pickup, fuel tank was leaking, went to replace fuel tank and found the frame crossmember had rusted so bad that the fuel tank almost fell out of the vehicle, (this crossmember supports the front fuel tank strap. while looking around found very hevy rust and pieces of the frame missing. had to fabricate new crossmember to hold new tank. | |||