# 1998 CHEVROLET S10 — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
> NHTSA complaint `534404` · 2005-05-10 · 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:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
- **Miles at failure:** 75,000
## 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.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*