# 2000 GMC SIERRA — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
> NHTSA complaint `449640` · 2004-02-24 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SIERRA
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
- **Miles at failure:** 70,000
## Narrative
THE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE WHILE LOADING AN ATV BIKE.  AS RESULT, THE BIKE FLIPPED BACKWARDS AND INJURED CONSUMER'S HANDS.  THIS FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY RUST DEVELOPING IN THE CABLE.   *AK   THE CONSUMER HAS MET OTHER CONSUMER'S WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM.   *SC
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