# 2002 CHEVROLET S10 — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
> NHTSA complaint `575431` · 2006-03-11 · 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:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
- **Miles at failure:** 32,000
## Narrative
MY SON-IN-LAW SAT DOWN ON THE TAILGATE OF MY  2002 CHEVROLET S-10 AND  BOTH  TAILGATE CABLES BROKE. HE FELL TO THE GROUND BUT ONLY SUFFERED MINOR SCRAPES  AND A SPRAINED ANKLE AND BACK. I HAD THE CABLES  REPLACED AT THE DEALER WHERE I HAD BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THERE WERE RECALLS IN FORCE FOR OTHER GMC  TRUCKS WHOSE TAILGATE CABLES HAD SUDDENLY BROKEN, BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT MY PARTICULAR YEAR WAS NOT AMONG THEM. I FEEL, IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT RECALLS, MINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN, THAT RECALL,OR AT LEAST THIS RECALL, AND MY DEDUCTION FOR THE REPAIRS  COVERED BY GMC. I AM CERTAIN THAT ALL THE TRUCKS USING THE SAME CABLES WILL, OR HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE SUDDEN FAILURE OF SAID CABLES.  *NM
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