2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Start: 2005-11-12

1 injured · 565053 · 2005-12-06

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: SILVERADO
Year: 2003
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Miles at failure: 27,575
Speed: 15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DT: CONTACT STATED HE AND 2 OTHERS JUMPED ON A TAILGATE TO TRANSPORT A COUPLE OF FEET AWAY. THE CABLES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAILGATE BROKE, CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO GO DOWN. THIS , IN TURN, IT CAUSED HIM TO FALL OUT, HITTING THE PAVEMENT. INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10144580
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown