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

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 CHEVROLET S10 — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Start: 2004-09-25

1 injured · 500629 · 2004-10-08

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: S10
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Miles at failure: 40,900

Severity

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

Narrative

STEPPED UNTO THE TAILGATE OF MY CHEVROLET S-10 WHICH IMMEDIATELY DROPPED BECAUSE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BOTH GAVEWAY. THIS OCCURRENCE CAUSED A FALL WHICH RESULTED IN A BACK INJURY. I HAVE SINCE THAT TIME REPLACED THE STRAPS, WHILE RETAINING THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. *NM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10093810
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown