# 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
> NHTSA complaint `472729` · 2004-05-20 · 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:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
- **Miles at failure:** 29,459
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING TAILGATE OPENED WITHOUT WARNING.  DEALERSHIP  REPAIRED THE PROBLEM.  *AK   CONSUMER SUFFERED A BRUISE AND SWELLING IN HIS RIGHT HAND WHICH OCCURRED BEFORE THE LATCHES FAILED COMPLETELY.  *LA
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