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1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

1 injured · 538111 · 2005-06-04

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Miles at failure
160,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TAILGATE CABLE BROKE COMPLETLY WHILE LOADING A MOWER, DAMAGING MY TAILGATE AND INNER BED HINGES AS WELL AS THE OUTER HINGE ON THE TAILGATE ITSELF. I NOTICED THAT THE 2000 AND UP MODELS WERE RECALLED BUT, MINE WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. MY MODEL IS EXACT TO THE ONES CURRENTLY RECALLED BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR OF THE NEW STYLE CHANGE-OVER. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME INVESTIGATION AND/OR FEEDBACK. THANK YOU, MIKE IRELAND

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10124214
Machine
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