# 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU — STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
> NHTSA complaint `447987` · 2004-01-06 · 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:** MALIBU
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
- **Miles at failure:** 88,000
## Narrative
TRUNK STRUTS WORE OUT, AND CAUSED THE TRUNK LID TO FALL ON THE CONSUMER. CONSUMERS SUSTAINED  NECK/BACK OF THE HEAD INJURIES.  DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED , BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK  *MR
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