2001 CHEVROLET S10 — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 CHEVROLET S10 — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Start: 2003-12-20

1 injured · 450179 · 2004-01-16

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: S10
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Miles at failure: 44,398

Severity

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

Narrative

THE TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED WHEN I WAS STANDING ON IT, AFTER I UNLOADED SOME TRASH BAGS. I ALSO WORK AT A AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OWNERS OF 2001 CHEVY TRUCKS SAY THEIR CABLES ALSO BROKE. WITH JUST THE LOWERING OF THEIR TAILGATE. *CB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10054265
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown