1998 CHEVROLET S10 — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 CHEVROLET S10 — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
Start: 2005-05-05

1 injured · 534404 · 2005-05-10

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: S10
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
Miles at failure: 75,000

Severity

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

Narrative

1998 CHEVY S-10 PICKUP TRUCK. BOTH TAILGATE CABLES BROKE WHILE STANDING ON TAILGATE RESULTING IN A FALL TO THE GROUND. BOTH CABLES ARE CORRODED AT THE MID POINT WHERE THEY FOLD WHEN CLOSING THE TAILGATE.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10120498
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown