2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Start: 2004-07-31

1 injured · 493775 · 2004-10-06

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: AVALANCHE
Year: 2002
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

Severity

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

Narrative

THE TAILGATE CABLES BROKE WHILE CONSUMER WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE TAILGATE. AS A RESULT, DRIVER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO TA HOSPITAL BY CAR. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TAILGATE CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *TC

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10090136
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown