Dorman 924-301 Tailgate Latch Rod - Left or Right
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Dorman 924-301 Tailgate Latch Rod - Left or Right

Brand Dorman 924-301
Position Left
Attachment Method Clip
Installation Instructions Included No
Material Metal
Material Plastic
Package Contents 2 Rods; 2 Clips
Universal Fit Yes
Fits Chevrolet and GMC · 304 vehicles

OE-style replacement. Matches the original rod's fit and function for straightforward installation.

Durable construction. Built with metal and plastic for reliable performance.

Clip attachment. Installs with a simple clip connection.

Cross-references 15562721 for the same application. See all 1.

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Tailgate Latch Rod for GM Trucks

This Dorman tailgate latch rod is built to match the fit and function of the original rod on specified vehicles. It is made with metal and plastic components for durable, reliable operation in daily use. Compatible with Chevrolet and GMC C1500, K1500, C2500, K2500, C3500, and K3500 trucks, this tailgate latch rod supports proper tailgate latch movement on the left or right side.

  • Direct replacement tailgate latch rod for specified Chevrolet and GMC trucks
  • Matches original fit and function for OE-style operation
  • Metal and plastic construction for durability
  • Clip attachment method for secure installation
  • Compatible with left or right tailgate positions, depending on application
  • Interchange reference: 15562721

Detailed Product Overview

Dorman 924-301 is a tailgate latch rod designed for 1988-2000 Chevrolet C2500, C3500, K2500, and K3500 models, plus 1988-1999 Chevrolet C1500 and K1500 models, along with the corresponding GMC C1500, K1500, C2500, C3500, K2500, and K3500 applications. It is engineered to replicate the original rod’s fit and function so the tailgate latch system operates as intended. If you are replacing worn hardware on a Chevrolet C1500 tailgate or servicing a GMC K2500 tailgate latch, this part number 924-301 provides a direct-fit service solution.

This part cross-references 15562721 for the same application.

Common Problems This Part Addresses

  • Broken or bent tailgate latch rod
  • Loose tailgate latch linkage
  • Tailgate that does not release or secure properly
  • Wear-related loss of latch movement
  • Corrosion or damage to original tailgate linkage components

Installation Notes and Tips

Installation instructions are not included. Verify the vehicle’s tailgate latch configuration and position before installation, and compare the original rod length, clip style, and attachment points to the replacement part. Because this is a clip-on style component, careful alignment during installation helps ensure proper latch engagement and release.

Quality Assurance

Dorman designs this tailgate latch rod to match original equipment fit and function on specified applications. The part is built for dependable service in tailgate latch repair and replacement work.

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This part fits 304 vehicles
Always verify fitment with your vehicle's VIN if unsure. Submodel & trim restrictions may apply.
YearMakeModelBed TypePositionNotes
2000ChevroletC2500—Left—
2000ChevroletC2500—Right—
2000ChevroletC3500—Left—
2000ChevroletC3500—Right—
2000ChevroletK2500—Left—
2000ChevroletK2500—Right—
2000ChevroletK3500—Left—
2000ChevroletK3500—Right—
2000GMCC2500—Left—
2000GMCC2500—Right—
2000GMCC3500—Left—
2000GMCC3500—Right—
2000GMCK2500—Left—
2000GMCK2500—Right—
2000GMCK3500—Left—
2000GMCK3500—Right—
1999ChevroletC1500FleetsideLeft—
1999ChevroletC1500FleetsideRight—
1999ChevroletC2500—Left—
1999ChevroletC2500—Right—
1999ChevroletC3500—Left—
1999ChevroletC3500—Right—
1999ChevroletK1500FleetsideLeft—
1999ChevroletK1500FleetsideRight—
1999ChevroletK2500—Left—
1999ChevroletK2500—Right—
1999ChevroletK3500—Left—
1999ChevroletK3500—Right—
1999GMCC1500FleetsideLeft—
1999GMCC1500FleetsideRight—
1999GMCC2500—Left—
1999GMCC2500—Right—
1999GMCC3500—Left—
1999GMCC3500—Right—
1999GMCK1500FleetsideLeft—
1999GMCK1500FleetsideRight—
1999GMCK2500—Left—
1999GMCK2500—Right—
1999GMCK3500—Left—
1999GMCK3500—Right—
1998ChevroletC1500FleetsideLeft—
1998ChevroletC1500FleetsideRight—
1998ChevroletC2500—Left—
1998ChevroletC2500—Right—
1998ChevroletC3500—Left—
1998ChevroletC3500—Right—
1998ChevroletK1500FleetsideLeft—
1998ChevroletK1500FleetsideRight—
1998ChevroletK2500—Left—
1998ChevroletK2500—Right—
1998ChevroletK3500—Left—
1998ChevroletK3500—Right—
1998GMCC1500FleetsideLeft—
1998GMCC1500FleetsideRight—
1998GMCC2500—Left—
1998GMCC2500—Right—
1998GMCC3500—Left—
1998GMCC3500—Right—
1998GMCK1500FleetsideLeft—
1998GMCK1500FleetsideRight—
1998GMCK2500—Left—
1998GMCK2500—Right—
1998GMCK3500—Left—
1998GMCK3500—Right—
1997ChevroletC1500FleetsideLeft—
1997ChevroletC1500FleetsideRight—
1997ChevroletC2500—Left—
1997ChevroletC2500—Right—
1997ChevroletC3500—Left—
1997ChevroletC3500—Right—
1997ChevroletK1500FleetsideLeft—
1997ChevroletK1500FleetsideRight—
1997ChevroletK2500—Left—
1997ChevroletK2500—Right—
1997ChevroletK3500—Left—
1997ChevroletK3500—Right—
1997GMCC1500FleetsideLeft—
1997GMCC1500FleetsideRight—
1997GMCC2500—Left—
1997GMCC2500—Right—
1997GMCC3500—Left—
1997GMCC3500—Right—
1997GMCK1500FleetsideLeft—
1997GMCK1500FleetsideRight—
1997GMCK2500—Left—
1997GMCK2500—Right—
1997GMCK3500—Left—
1997GMCK3500—Right—
1996ChevroletC1500FleetsideLeft—
1996ChevroletC1500FleetsideRight—
1996ChevroletC2500—Left—
1996ChevroletC2500—Right—
1996ChevroletC3500—Left—
1996ChevroletC3500—Right—
1996ChevroletK1500FleetsideLeft—
1996ChevroletK1500FleetsideRight—
1996ChevroletK2500—Left—
1996ChevroletK2500—Right—
1996ChevroletK3500—Left—
1996ChevroletK3500—Right—
1996GMCC1500FleetsideLeft—
1996GMCC1500FleetsideRight—
1996GMCC2500—Left—
1996GMCC2500—Right—
1996GMCC3500—Left—
1996GMCC3500—Right—
1996GMCK1500FleetsideLeft—
1996GMCK1500FleetsideRight—
1996GMCK2500—Left—
1996GMCK2500—Right—
1996GMCK3500—Left—
1996GMCK3500—Right—
1995ChevroletC1500FleetsideLeft—
1995ChevroletC1500FleetsideRight—
1995ChevroletC2500FleetsideLeft—
1995ChevroletC2500FleetsideRight—
1995ChevroletC3500—Left—
1995ChevroletC3500—Right—
1995ChevroletK1500FleetsideLeft—
1995ChevroletK1500FleetsideRight—
1995ChevroletK2500—Left—
1995ChevroletK2500—Right—
1995ChevroletK3500—Left—
1995ChevroletK3500—Right—
1995GMCC1500FleetsideLeft—
1995GMCC1500FleetsideRight—
1995GMCC2500—Left—
1995GMCC2500—Right—
1995GMCC3500—Left—
1995GMCC3500—Right—
1995GMCK1500FleetsideLeft—
1995GMCK1500FleetsideRight—
1995GMCK2500—Left—
1995GMCK2500—Right—
1995GMCK3500—Left—
1995GMCK3500—Right—
1994ChevroletC1500FleetsideLeft—
1994ChevroletC1500FleetsideRight—
1994ChevroletC2500—Left—
1994ChevroletC2500—Right—
1994ChevroletC3500—Left—
1994ChevroletC3500—Right—
1994ChevroletK1500FleetsideLeft—
1994ChevroletK1500FleetsideRight—
1994ChevroletK2500—Left—
1994ChevroletK2500—Right—
1994ChevroletK3500—Left—
1994ChevroletK3500—Right—
1994GMCC1500FleetsideLeft—
1994GMCC1500FleetsideRight—
1994GMCC2500—Left—
1994GMCC2500—Right—
1994GMCC3500—Left—
1994GMCC3500—Right—
1994GMCK1500FleetsideLeft—
1994GMCK1500FleetsideRight—
1994GMCK2500—Left—
1994GMCK2500—Right—
1994GMCK3500—Left—
1994GMCK3500—Right—
1993ChevroletC1500FleetsideLeft—
1993ChevroletC1500FleetsideRight—
1993ChevroletC2500—Left—
1993ChevroletC2500—Right—
1993ChevroletC3500—Left—
1993ChevroletC3500—Right—
1993ChevroletK1500FleetsideLeft—
1993ChevroletK1500FleetsideRight—
1993ChevroletK2500—Left—
1993ChevroletK2500—Right—
1993ChevroletK3500—Left—
1993ChevroletK3500—Right—
1993GMCC1500FleetsideLeft—
1993GMCC1500FleetsideRight—
1993GMCC2500—Left—
1993GMCC2500—Right—
1993GMCC3500—Left—
1993GMCC3500—Right—
1993GMCK1500FleetsideLeft—
1993GMCK1500FleetsideRight—
1993GMCK2500—Left—
1993GMCK2500—Right—
1993GMCK3500—Left—
1993GMCK3500—Right—
1992ChevroletC1500FleetsideLeft—
1992ChevroletC1500FleetsideRight—
1992ChevroletC2500—Left—
1992ChevroletC2500—Right—
1992ChevroletC3500—Left—
1992ChevroletC3500—Right—
1992ChevroletK1500FleetsideLeft—
1992ChevroletK1500FleetsideRight—
1992ChevroletK2500—Left—
1992ChevroletK2500—Right—
1992ChevroletK3500—Left—
1992ChevroletK3500—Right—
1992GMCC1500FleetsideLeft—
1992GMCC1500FleetsideRight—
1992GMCC2500—Left—
1992GMCC2500—Right—
1992GMCC3500—Left—
1992GMCC3500—Right—
1992GMCK1500FleetsideLeft—
1992GMCK1500FleetsideRight—
1992GMCK2500—Left—
1992GMCK2500—Right—
1992GMCK3500—Left—
1992GMCK3500—Right—
1991ChevroletC1500FleetsideLeft—
1991ChevroletC1500FleetsideRight—
1991ChevroletC2500—Left—
1991ChevroletC2500—Right—
1991ChevroletC3500—Left—
1991ChevroletC3500—Right—
1991ChevroletK1500FleetsideLeft—
1991ChevroletK1500FleetsideRight—
1991ChevroletK2500—Left—
1991ChevroletK2500—Right—
1991ChevroletK3500—Left—
1991ChevroletK3500—Right—
1991GMCC1500FleetsideLeft—
1991GMCC1500FleetsideRight—
1991GMCC2500—Left—
1991GMCC2500—Right—
1991GMCC3500—Left—
1991GMCC3500—Right—
1991GMCK1500FleetsideLeft—
1991GMCK1500FleetsideRight—
1991GMCK2500—Left—
1991GMCK2500—Right—
1991GMCK3500—Left—
1991GMCK3500—Right—
1990ChevroletC1500FleetsideLeft—
1990ChevroletC1500FleetsideRight—
1990ChevroletC2500—Left—
1990ChevroletC2500—Right—
1990ChevroletC3500—Left—
1990ChevroletC3500—Right—
1990ChevroletK1500FleetsideLeft—
1990ChevroletK1500FleetsideRight—
1990ChevroletK2500—Left—
1990ChevroletK2500—Right—
1990ChevroletK3500—Left—
1990ChevroletK3500—Right—
1990GMCC1500FleetsideLeft—
1990GMCC1500FleetsideRight—
1990GMCC2500—Left—
1990GMCC2500—Right—
1990GMCC3500—Left—
1990GMCC3500—Right—
1990GMCK1500FleetsideLeft—
1990GMCK1500FleetsideRight—
1990GMCK2500—Left—
1990GMCK2500—Right—
1990GMCK3500—Left—
1990GMCK3500—Right—
1989ChevroletC1500FleetsideLeft—
1989ChevroletC1500FleetsideRight—
1989ChevroletC2500—Left—
1989ChevroletC2500—Right—
1989ChevroletC3500—Left—
1989ChevroletC3500—Right—
1989ChevroletK1500FleetsideLeft—
1989ChevroletK1500FleetsideRight—
1989ChevroletK2500—Left—
1989ChevroletK2500—Right—
1989ChevroletK3500—Left—
1989ChevroletK3500—Right—
1989GMCC1500FleetsideLeft—
1989GMCC1500FleetsideRight—
1989GMCC2500—Left—
1989GMCC2500—Right—
1989GMCC3500—Left—
1989GMCC3500—Right—
1989GMCK1500FleetsideLeft—
1989GMCK1500FleetsideRight—
1989GMCK2500—Left—
1989GMCK2500—Right—
1989GMCK3500—Left—
1989GMCK3500—Right—
1988ChevroletC1500FleetsideLeft—
1988ChevroletC1500FleetsideRight—
1988ChevroletC2500—Left—
1988ChevroletC2500—Right—
1988ChevroletC3500—Left—
1988ChevroletC3500—Right—
1988ChevroletK1500FleetsideLeft—
1988ChevroletK1500FleetsideRight—
1988ChevroletK2500—Left—
1988ChevroletK2500—Right—
1988ChevroletK3500—Left—
1988ChevroletK3500—Right—
1988GMCC1500FleetsideLeft—
1988GMCC1500FleetsideRight—
1988GMCC2500—Left—
1988GMCC2500—Right—
1988GMCC3500—Left—
1988GMCC3500—Right—
1988GMCK1500FleetsideLeft—
1988GMCK1500FleetsideRight—
1988GMCK2500—Left—
1988GMCK2500—Right—
1988GMCK3500—Left—
1988GMCK3500—Right—
Directly replaces or cross-references 1 part number
Cross-reference numbers are provided for identification purposes only. Always confirm fitment before ordering.
15562721