Service VME - Accessories Round Tubular Assist Steps End Cap Missing - keywords accessory miss tube
| Subject: | Service VME - Accessories Round Tubular Assist Steps End Cap Missing |
| Models: | 2007 Chevrolet Silverado |
| 2007 GMC Sierra |
The following diagnosis might be helpful if the vehicle exhibits the symptom(s) described in this PI.
SERVICE VME
A number of inquiries have come in from the field relative to the single end cap used only on the driver's side rear of the 2007 (GMT900) Silverado / Sierra Accessories 3" Round Tubular Assist Steps (P/N 17801753, 17801754, 17801755, 17801756, 17801757, 17801758).
This end cap is NOT a beauty cap. Rather, the purpose of this cap is to help protect the vehicle's fuel tank from intrusion of the assist step tube end in the event of a side impact crash. It is not necessary to add this cap to the other three 3 tube ends.
Please follow this diagnostic or repair process thoroughly and complete each step. If the condition exhibited is resolved without completing every step, the remaining steps do not need to be performed.
