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There used to be laws requiring replacement parts on certain things although I am not sure how long it applied to cars. Seems like it was 5 years for some types of industries. However in this day and age manufacturers can pretty much do what they want. Still I would be surprised to see any car mfr not offering parts as they make a lot of money on them. Might search for other dealers that are online (although it sounds like you have done that already) and places such as Ebay. At some point a manufacturer cannot get the part anymore as many are outsourced both here and abroad and the actual company making the part may go out of business etc. and some parts may not be worth stocking due to cost, sale, and the fact the part is not used in new cars. A 1997 car though is not old and that is alarming. I can get pretty much any part for my son's old 91 Corsica from GM but you pay a hefty price for some of them.
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