1998 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
Start: 2002-04-07

2 injured · 456754 · 2004-02-25

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: C/K PICKUPS
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
Miles at failure: 29,995

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 2
Fire: No
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

TAILGATE CABLES BROKE WHILE LOADING FURNITURE ONTO TRUCK. DAMAGED TRUCK BED AND INJURED TWO FAMILY MEMBERS FROM THE CABLES BREAKING UPON LOADING FURNITURE INTO BED OF FAIRLY NEW TRUCK WITH ONLY 30 THOUSAND MILES ON IT. (29,995) . *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10058972
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown