Affected Component: STRUCTURE

Date Published

JUN 01, 1994

NHTSA TSB #

45859

TSB Document

• Sorry, the NHTSA has not posted this TSB document yet.

You can still get the detailed info from GMC for this TSB. Call your local GMC dealer's service department & ask for a copy of TSB# MSG95C44.

Summary

CERTAIN 1995 JIMMYS WITH GMSPO RUNNING BOARDS, THE REAR CAPS MAY NOT SUPPORT AN AN INDIVIDUAL'S WEIGHT IF THE VERY END-MOST 'BALLOON' PORTION IS STEPPED ON. FORCES GREATER THAN APPROXIMATELY 250 POUNDS COULD CAUSE THE END CAP TO DETACH FROM THE RUNNING BOARD AND THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE INSTALLATION OF THE RUNNING BOARD SEVERELY INHIBITS JACKING OF THE VEHICLE USING THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT JACK DIAMETER OF THE ARC THAT THE JACK HANDLE CAN TRAVEL IN. *SD