| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005001409 | Incident Date: Jan, 04 2005 |
| Consumer's City: LANCASTER | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: S10 | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:tailgate:latch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCDT13WX1K | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 07 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 30 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tailgate cable broke in half on drivers side. 2001 chevy s-10 crew cab. no events leading up to failure. potential hazard if hauling a load of lumber with tailgate down or if a person were sitting on the tailgate as it snapped. potential injury could occur in either situation. recall already exsists for full size cheverolet pickups using the same cable. correcting the failure would involve the cable itself, as well as the latch on the tailgate that the cable is connected to. *ak |
