# 1999 GMC SONOMA — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `742623` · 2009-11-04 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SONOMA
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
- **Miles at failure:** 125,501
## Narrative
WHILE STEPPING OFF OF TAILGATE, BOTH CABLES SNAPPED AND THE TAILGATE FELL OFF OF PICKUP.  NO BROKEN BONES, BUT BUMPS AND SCRAPES.  CABLES ARE SEALED, EXCEPT FOR THE ENDS, WHERE WATER MUST HAVE GOTTEN INTO THEM AND CORRODED THE CABLE FROM THE INSIDE. *TR
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