NHTSA Complaint #10169132 — 2002 CHEVROLET S10

I WAS UNLOADING SOME LIMBS AND BRUSH INTO A BRUSH PILE FROM THE BACK OF MY 2002 CHEVROLET S-10 TRUCK WHEN BOTH TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED AND I FELL INTO THE PILE. I WEIGH 200 POUNDS AND THE LIMBS I WAS UNLOADING WEIGHED ABOUT 20 POUNDS. I WAS NOT INJURED AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NO DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE ITSELF. I WAS LOOKING ONLINE TO ORDER NEW PARTS WHEN I FOUND ABOUT A HUNDRED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, SOME WITH INJURIES, AND STILL NO RECALL. I BECAME ANGRY WHEN I FOUND OUT GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS IGNORED THEIR CUSTOMERS' SAFETY. ALSO, THE CABLES ARE RIVETED IN WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY WHICH IS $60.00 FOR ONE SIDE THEREFORE TOTAL COST IS AROUND $120.00. *NM