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2002 Gmc SIERRA 1500 Structure Body Tailgate Hinge And Attachments Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	573833
Internal NHTSA #	10146270
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	GMC
Model	SIERRA 1500
Model Year	2002
File date	21/10/05
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I sat on my tail gate and the tail gate fell down. When i looked i had one broke cable and the other side the bolt was missing. I bought two cables from advance auto replaced one side but i could not get the bolt back in the other side. I was planning to take the truck to the dealer the following weekend for the recall but the gate fell off the truck and i did not know it had fell off and i dragged it down a dirt road for about half mile or more. I tried to get gmc to replace the tail gate but they just wanted to replace the cable saying that the cable did not cause the tail gate to fall off and the damage was not due to the cables. I feel that the cable problem caused the tail gate to fall off. *jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	76000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BARNWELL, SC
VIN pattern	2GTEK19T121XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	15/01/00
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	8
Drive train type	4WD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	25
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2002 Gmc SIERRA 1500 Structure Body Tailgate Hinge And Attachments Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2002 Gmc SIERRA 1500 Structure Body Tailgate Hinge And Attachments Problems, Complaints and Defects

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