# 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
> NHTSA complaint `565053` · 2005-12-06 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## 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
## 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
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*