# 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
> NHTSA complaint `505867` · 2004-12-08 · 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:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
- **Miles at failure:** 31,000
## 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
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