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HEY! You said "striker" again. The part you want to replace is NOT the striker, the striker is attached down by the loading area. You want the LATCH.
I don't believe there was a TSB or SI on this problem, the tech rep told us about it, and that all the old style latches were pulled from inventory and replaced with the updated part.
I don't care if the dealer doesn't believe me. You could also have something else going on, I won't "guarantee" this will fix it, but I have gotten rid of a clunking noise in the tailgate latch area literally dozens of times by replacing the latch with the updated design.
I can't tell if yours is old or new style, you need to look in the V area where the striker enters the latch (can't see it in your picture, and probably too tight and dark to photograph well). If it's all smooth in the "pit" of the grooved area, it's old style, and if it's ribbed or notched (like the edge of a quarter, only larger grooves), then it's new style. You can also try smearing a little bearing grease in the pit of the groove and see if it stops for awhile. Usually it will at least temporarily make the noise stop even with the old latch. The new latch is a permanant fix, I would still put a little grease in there on a new latch.
Gilly
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