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2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

1 injured · 446720 · 2003-12-28

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
AVALANCHE
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Miles at failure
55,173

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TAILGATE CABLE SNAPPED ON A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE WHILE LOADING ATV. CABLES SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CABLE AND NOT AT ENDS. I WAS ASSURED BY SALES REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE TAILGATE CAN HANDLE THE WEIGHT OF AN ATV. THE THE TRUCK BED HAS AN ATV TREAD EMBEDDED INTO THE MAT TO ADD TRACTION WHILE LOADING AND UNLOADING. I BELIEVE THE CABLES NEED TO BE RECALLED AND CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE IS INJURED. I WAS QUOTED AN ESTIMATE OF $123.00 TO FIX. I WANT THE MANUFACTURER TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE SINCE IT RESULTED IN A MANUFACTURING DEFECT.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10051215
Machine
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