# 1998 CHEVROLET S10 — STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
> NHTSA complaint `596442` · 2006-09-17 · 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:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
- **Miles at failure:** 118,000
## Narrative
ON MY 1998 CHEVY S-10 BOTH OF THE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE. THE CABLES BROKE AND THE WOOD I WAS LOADING SLID OFF AND HIT MY FOOT IT DID HURT IT, BUT LUCKILY IT WAS NOT BAD.  IT ALSO DAMAGE MY TAILGATE ON MY TRUCK.   I HAVE SEE ON THE INTERNET AND FROM OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT THERE TAILGATE CABLES BREAKING.  I HAVE SEEN IT ON 1995, 1998 AND 2000 S-10 TRUCKS.  I THINK THAT GM NEEDS TO MAKE REPLACEMENT CABLES THIS VERY DANGEROUS AND IF YOU WERE LOADING SOMETHING IT COULD SLID OFF THE TAILGATE AND HURT THEMSELVES LIKE I DID.  THANK YOU, [XXX].  *NM    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).  *TR
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