2000 GMC SONOMA — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 GMC SONOMA — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Start: 2004-09-15

1 injured · 531608 · 2005-05-23

Vehicle

Make: GMC
Model: SONOMA
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Miles at failure: 90,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE STEPPING ONTO THE TAILGATE BOTH SUPPORT CABLES BROKE AND CAUSE THE TAILGATE TO DROP COMPLETELY. THIS CONDITION CAUSES THE CONSUMER TO TWIST HIS RIGHT ANKLE WHEN THE TAILGATE DROPS UNEXPECTEDLY. BOTH SUPPORT CABLES SHOW SIGN OF CORROSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. *NM *BF *NM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10119018
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown