# 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
> NHTSA complaint `438384` · 2003-12-24 · 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:** 55,000
## Narrative
THE CONSUMER PLACED CLOTHES INSIDE THE TAILGATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE SIDE CABLES BROKE FROM THE TAILGATE KNOCKING THE CONSUMER TO THE GROUND.  THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES.  HE DROVE HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL.   *AK   *SC  THE CONSUMER WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE WHEN THE CABLES BROKE.  THE CONSUMER FELL TO THE GROUND AND INJURED HIS NECK, BACK AND SHOULDERS.  *NLM  *SC  *JB
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