# 2002 CHEVROLET S10 — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
> NHTSA complaint `572392` · 2006-02-13 · 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:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
- **Miles at failure:** 46,610
## Narrative
TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP BROKE WHILE OPENING AND FELL ONTO MY FOOT.  FOOT WAS ONLY BRUISED AND I DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. BOTH OF THE TAILGATE CABLES HAD CORRODED AND SNAPPED AT THE SAME TIME.  THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON CHEVROLET PROBLEM, AS CHEVROLET AND GMC FULL-SIZE PICKUPS HAVE BEEN RECALLED TO REPLACE CABLES.  I REPLACED THE CABLES FOR $98.37.  THE CABLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED BEFORE A SERIOUS INJURY TAKES PLACE.   *JB
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