Bed alignment fix

Juan_ID · March 21, 2017

Hello, I too have a bed that's shifted a considerable amount towards the passenger side and would like to try and get it aligned myself before taking it anywhere. I'm not super mechanically inclined but am working on being better. So what bolts would I need to loosen to get at the plastic pins I see mentioned above? How many bolts need to be loosened in total and where might they be located? Thanks, my truck is a 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 crew cab standard box.

Eric1234 · April 10, 2017

I just bought new 2017 Silverado 2 days ago and noticed my bed was out of alignment 3/4". I took it back to the dealership yesterday so they could try to fix. The gm mechanic said this was the worse one that he has seen and tried to fix it. He took the alignment pin out and scooted bed over. He got it close the only bad thing is he moved the bed over so far that a bracket on the frame creased the side of my bed about 3" above the passenger fender well. Now I have a truck with less than 150 miles on it with a bed that is not aligned and a dent the size of your fist on the passanger side of the bed. I refused to drive home so they gave me a rental. Service manager is scheduled to call me tomorrow to try to work something out. My question is should I demand a new truck? They would have to bondo and paint the entire passenger side of my bed. I don't want a new ($45k) truck with bondo and partial paint job. Much less a bed that isn't aligned. Any suggestions would be appreciated

Rossy11 · April 11, 2017

I just bought new 2017 Silverado 2 days ago and noticed my bed was out of alignment 3/4". I took it back to the dealership yesterday so they could try to fix. The gm mechanic said this was the worse one that he has seen and tried to fix it. He took the alignment pin out and scooted bed over. He got it close the only bad thing is he moved the bed over so far that a bracket on the frame creased the side of my bed about 3" above the passenger fender well. Now I have a truck with less than 150 miles on it with a bed that is not aligned and a dent the size of your fist on the passanger side of the bed. I refused to drive home so they gave me a rental. Service manager is scheduled to call me tomorrow to try to work something out. My question is should I demand a new truck? They would have to bondo and paint the entire passenger side of my bed. I don't want a new ($45k) truck with bondo and partial paint job. Much less a bed that isn't aligned. Any suggestions would be appreciated

so when you say its off by 3/4", where are you measuring?

silveradosid · April 12, 2017

if it out you can see it in your mirrors, mine stuck out half an inch to the right. then i measured from the frame to the outside of the box on both sides. when i pulled the front plastic pin out it would not let the box move enough to get it straight so i had to use a die grinder to enlarge the holes to get it straight. lots of antiseize compound on bolts anfd fluid film to prevent corrosion

Rick Wagoner · February 14, 2019

My 2018 was off by at least an inch.GM dealership in Martinez told me it is like that for a reason. BETTER AIRFLOW was the only lie they could think of. My step son loosened the bolts and took two plastic pens out and adjusted the bed

No wonder many GM workers are laid off.

Rco · June 10, 2019

My 2019 Chevy Silverado bed is sticking out 1/4” on the drivers side and in about 1” on the passenger side in relation to the back of the cab. I took it back to the dealership and was immediately told there is nothing they can do about it do to the alignment pins and they will not change engineering. We went out and looked at several on the lot, some were in alignment and most were not. I called GM and was told the same thing, nothing they can do about it, and basically engineering is not going to do anything either. I have been a Chevy man all my life but they have compromised quality. I have noticed other nuisance problems like rattles and poorly installed items. I’m very disappointed with GM and have a case on file to replace the truck with a new one that is correctly aligned. I seriously doubt this issue will be resolved and I the consumer loses to the large corporation once again.