Tailgate chains do have a place up on the wall hanging next to the whips (whips 'n' chains, get it?), not hanging on our tailgates anymore. Pat Helferich, one of the owners of Z Best Hot Rods, ...

Few things are less rudimentary on stepside trucks than a chain-link latch pin (hook) setup. Obtrusive, clunky, and the "best" way to scratch up a nice paintjob—yet they were the norm for GM stepsides ...

General Motors is recalling nearly 820,000 pickup trucks over a faulty electronic latch mechanism used to open the trucks’ tailgates, increasing the risk of road hazards and crashes. Detroit-based GM ...

Recalls are an unfortunate reality for both the automakers, and most importantly, the consumer. Wide-reaching recalls like the Takata airbag fiasco have been going on for years and affecting millions ...

(WJET/WFXP) — Over 132,000 Chevrolet and GMC trucks are facing a recall over concerns that the tailgate may unlatch unexpectedly. The recall affects certain 2024 Chevrolet Silverado Heavy Duty ...

Dec. 6 (UPI) --Ford Motor Co. announced a recall on Friday of 231,664 heavy-duty pickup trucks to check for unintended opening of tailgates caused by a faulty latch release. The recall affects ...

Things are heating up fast with our recently acquired 1995 Chevy C1500. The project began as a pretty worn out standard cab short bed. We limped it home and spent a couple days making it road-worthy, ...

We seldom pay much attention to the tailgates on our rigs until the release handle breaks, a hinge fails, the latch mechanism falls off, something puts a big dent in it, or it’s starting to show signs ...

There was time in the not so distant past when the pickup truck tailgate was a remarkably simple device. It was little more than a steel flap with a simple latch and a pair of hinge pins. Pull the ...