2002 CHEVROLET S PICKUP — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2002 CHEVROLET S PICKUP — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Start: 2006-02-20

1 injured · 575389 · 2006-03-10

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: S PICKUP
Year: 2002
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Miles at failure: 75,251

Severity

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

Narrative

LOWERED TAILGATE TO CLIMB INTO BED OF TRUCK. AFTER STEPPING UP ONTO TAILGATE, BOTH RESTRAINING CABLES BROKE, THROWING ME TO THE GROUND. MINOR BRUISING AND SCRATCHING ONLY CABLES NOT REPLACED TO DATE BECAUSE DEALER CHARGING EXCESSIVE MONEY. *NM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10152427
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown