# 2001 CHEVROLET S10 — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
> NHTSA complaint `526562` · 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:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
- **Miles at failure:** 25,000
## Narrative
THE TAILGATE STRAPS ON MY CHEVROLET S-10 GAVE WAY WHILE I WAS KNEELING ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, MY KNEES WERE HURT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.  GM KNOWS THAT THEIR TAILGATE STRAPS ARE DEFECTIVE YET THEY DO NOT WARN THAT THEY MAY JUST GIVE OUT LIKE THEY DO.  *AK
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