# 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
> NHTSA complaint `438242` · 2003-10-30 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
- **Miles at failure:** 25,000
## Narrative
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO.  WHILE I WAS  SITTING ON THE TAILGATE, THE STRAP BROKE AND MY TAILGATE IS NOW SPRUNG.  I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID ALL THEY COULD DO WAS SELL ME A NEW STRAP.  I PURCHASED THE STRAP AND NOW ONE STRAP IS LONGER THAN THE OTHER STRAP.  I HAVE THE OLD STRAP AND IT BROKE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.   I HURT MY HIP WHEN IT HAPPENED.  *LA
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