# 1996 CHEVROLET S10 — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
> NHTSA complaint `506771` · 2004-11-16 · 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:** S10
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
- **Miles at failure:** 130,000
## Narrative
FAILURE OF TAILGATE CABLE WHICH HOLDS UP THE TAILGATE.  THE CABLE JUST SNAPPED INTO TWO PEICES.  IT BROKE IN THE MIDDLE.  SUDDEN UNEXPECTED FAILURE !!!  *AK
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