{"id":21668,"date":"2026-09-29T11:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/?p=21668"},"modified":"2026-09-29T11:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:35:07","slug":"poor-camera-view-from-detached-rear-camera-mounting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/?p=21668","title":{"rendered":"Poor Camera View from Detached Rear Camera Mounting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some 2027 Bolt models may have an offset or poor view display from the rearview camera. The offset display may be from a loose rear camera mounting at the rear of the vehicle. In some cases, the camera bracket is not being retained properly in the liftgate. (Fig. 5)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21672\" src=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F05-rear-camera-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F05-rear-camera-4.png 740w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F05-rear-camera-4-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F05-rear-camera-4-85x55.png 85w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F05-rear-camera-4-200x130.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fig. 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the rear of the vehicle, inspect the camera mounting behind the rear liftgate center applique assembly. (Fig. 6) The applique assembly does not need to be removed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21671\" src=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F06-rear-camera-3-1024x659.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F06-rear-camera-3-1024x659.png 1024w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F06-rear-camera-3-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F06-rear-camera-3-768x494.png 768w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F06-rear-camera-3-86x55.png 86w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F06-rear-camera-3-200x130.png 200w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F06-rear-camera-3-780x502.png 780w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F06-rear-camera-3.png 1110w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fig. 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Use a file to carefully file down the side where the rear camera retaining tab snaps into the mounting location. (Fig. 7)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21670\" src=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F07-rear-camera-1-1024x628.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F07-rear-camera-1-1024x628.png 1024w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F07-rear-camera-1-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F07-rear-camera-1-768x471.png 768w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F07-rear-camera-1-90x55.png 90w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F07-rear-camera-1-780x478.png 780w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F07-rear-camera-1-1160x711.png 1160w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F07-rear-camera-1.png 1169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fig. 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Reinstall the rearview camera by hooking in the left side of the camera first and then pushing up on the right side of the camera. An audible click sound should be heard when the camera is fully seated properly in position. Open and close the liftgate three times to verify the camera is secure.<\/p>\n<p>If the rearview camera is not mounted securely, add a small bead of Loctite 411 instant adhesive or equivalent on the back of the camera mounting assembly. Apply adhesive on the edges of the assembly as shown. (Fig. 8)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21669\" src=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F08-rear-camera-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"919\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F08-rear-camera-2.png 919w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F08-rear-camera-2-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F08-rear-camera-2-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F08-rear-camera-2-87x55.png 87w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/F08-rear-camera-2-780x494.png 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 919px) 100vw, 919px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fig. 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After applying the adhesive, reinstall the camera and wait for 10 minutes. Once the adhesive has cured, open and close the liftgate again three times to verify the camera is secure.<\/p>\n<p>Refer to Bulletin #26-NA-185 for additional details.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Thanks to Kurtis Hoezee<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"gsp_post_data\" \r\n\t            data-post_type=\"post\" \r\n\t            data-cat=\"2026-september-c\" \r\n\t            data-modified=\"120\"\r\n\t            data-created=\"1790681707\"\r\n\t            data-title=\"Poor Camera View from Detached Rear Camera Mounting\" \r\n\t            data-home=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some 2027 Bolt models may have an offset or poor view display from the rearview camera. The offset display may be from a loose rear camera mounting at the rear [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[243],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2026-september-c"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=21668"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21673,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21668\/revisions\/21673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=21668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=21668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=21668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}