MY WIFE SAT ON THE TAILGATE OF THE VEHICLE, AND BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES SNAPPED AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING HER TO BE DROPPED ONTO THE GROUND, AND INJURING HER KNEE. NEITHER OF THE CABLES HAD SHOWN ANY PHYSICAL DAMAGE, AND THE RUBBER EXTERIOR COATING OF THE CABLES WAS STILL FULLY INTACT. UPON MY INSPECTING THE CABLES AFTER THEY HAD BROKEN, BOTH STEEL CORES WERE IN FACT CORRODED. *TR