Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / S10 / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006053248 Incident Date: Jan, 16 2006
Consumer's City: BREWSTER Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: S10 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:body:tailgate:hinge and attachments
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCCT19W618 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 17 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was standing on the tailgate of my 2001 chevy s10 zr2 when both the support cables snapped at the same time, sending me falling to the ground. there was no load on the tailgate other than my 195 lbs. there is no excuse for this to have happened on a truck of this year. this could result in serious persona injury for someone with a load on the tailgate. *nm