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Tailgate play

Davidwhite19

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Hey all, I just picked up my 2021 ram rebel from the dealership and noticed an annoying clunk/ rattle noise when I went over slight bumps. Upon inspection I figured out it was the tailgate making the noise. My passenger side hinge seems to be missing something. I’m gonna post 2 pictures. Drivers side which looks good and passenger side which has the problem. Any ideas on how to fix this? Bring it back to dealer? Anything I can do myself? What is it that I’m actually missing here?
 

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My tailgate had so much movement it was making contact with the passenger side bed rail at the top, just had my truck at the dealer yesterday to replace a rear shock that was clunking and the tech said the tailgate was clunking aswell so he adjusted it and replaced the pivot bushing. New bushing seems to be thicker and a tighter fit. 68437489ab is the pivot bushing part number.

There was also a recall on tailgate to ensure it properly latches, might need to have that performed.
 

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