# 2000 CHEVROLET S10 — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
> NHTSA complaint `526317` · 2005-03-17 · 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:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
- **Miles at failure:** 69,000
## Narrative
MY DAUGHTER WAS LETTING MY TAILGATE DOWN ON MY 2000 CHEVY S-10 PICKUP WHEN BOTH SUPPORT CABLES SNAPPED. THE TAILGATE PINCHED HER FINGERS BETWEEN THE TAILGATE AND THE BUMPER, IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. SHE BRUISED HER FINGERS, NO PERMANENT INJURY.*AK  I HAVE YET TO REPLACE THE SUPPORT CABLES, WE LOWER THE TAILGATE CAREFULLY.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*