GMC Jimmy 1995 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin MSG95C44 · NHTSA communication 45859 · issued Jun 1, 1994
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
1995
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official 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
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.