Loose underbody panels?

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Saw posts about "loose body panels" nearly every day last year-ish. Now, not so much. When I got my T the first thing I did was slide around underneath and check for loose bolts. Six months later I did it again, and found about a half dozen that were 10+ turns loose. Seems to be more common on the plastic panels, not so much on the metal underbody shield. But yes - it's unfortunately common.

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[Jdcorbitt3]

When I got home from purchasing my T, I found several screws that were hanging down about an inch. I found about ten that were finger tight. Yesterday, I checked the frink tub. All bolts were loose, and the two by the windshield were barely in. I hope the rest of the truck is tight, and only surface panels were left loose.