NHTSA Complaint #10062614 — 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10062614
Vehicle	2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
Date of Incident	December 15, 2003
Date Filed	March 19, 2004
Mileage	46,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	FL

Consumer Description

LEFT HAND TAILGATE STRAP BROKE WHILE TAILGATE WAS IN A LOWERED POSITION AND I WAS SITTING ON TAILAGTE. STRAP DID NOT SEPARATE INTO TWO PIECES, BUT A NOTICEABLE "FOLD" NOW EXISTS IN STRAP AND AT THIS LOCATION IT FEELS LIKE THE STRAP HAS BROKEN. UPON STRAP FAILURE, LEFT HAND LOWER TAILGATE ATTACH POINT BENT DUE TO LOAD BEING PLACED UPON THIS STRUCTURE.*AK

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