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

1 injured · 505867 · 2004-12-08

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Miles at failure
31,000

Severity

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

Narrative

RECALL 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE. WHILE STEPPING OFF THE TAILGATE IT SUDDENLY DROPPED. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE CABLES WITH SOME TEMPORARY SUPPORT CABLES UNTIL THEY LEARNED MORE ABOUT THIS RECALL. CONSUMER CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE DID NOT SHOW ANY RECALL.*AK THE CONSUMER PLACED 9 CONCRETE BLOCKS ON THE TAILGATE AND PRECEDED TO STEP OFF WHEN IT COLLAPSED. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE CABLES THAT SUPPORT THE TAILGATE SNAPPED. TC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10099698
Machine
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