# 2000 CHEVROLET S10 — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
> NHTSA complaint `532298` · 2005-04-27 · 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:** 189,210
## Narrative
1. I WAS UNLOADING MY ALUMINUM CANOE FROM MY CHEVROLET S10 PICK UP TRUCK,  AND TAILGATE CABLES BROKE, LOTS OF RUST AND CORROSION ON THE CABLES, CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO SUDDENLY DROP 6 TO 10 INCHES ON THE BACK BUMPER, CAUSING ME TO LOSE BALANCE.  I FELL OFF THE TAILGATE AND FELL ONTO THE CANOE , BUMPING MY HEAD AND HURTING MY CHEST AND SHOULDER.   I WENT TO GMC DEALERSHIP IN ROCHESTER, INDIANA 46975,  AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO RECALL ON THESE ITEMS, AND I COULD ORDER THEM FOR REPLACEMENT.  *AK
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