NHTSA Defect Investigation #EA05007

TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES: Structure:Body:Tailgate **

RECALL »

Recall #06V066000

** This defect investigation is filed under 3 related vehicle components.
1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO -- General Motors is conducting a safety recall to remove and replace the tailgate support cables installed in 805,368 model year 1999 and 2000 gmt 800 model vehicles.the model year 1999 and 2000 gmt-800 series vehicles that will be campaigned had contributed a significant majority of the total complaints (87%) and injuries (79%) associated with the tailgate support cable breakage in the model year 1998 - 2000 C/K series vehicles addressed by this investigation. Investigation was initiated on April 14 2005. Closed on April 11 2006. For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #EA05007 »

NHTSA Defect Investigation #RQ04010

TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE BREAKAGE: Structure:Body:Tailgate **

CLOSED

no recall issued

** This defect investigation is filed under 3 related vehicle components.
1998 CHEVROLET SILVERADO -- ODI is upgrading RQ04-010 and opening an engineering analysis to further investigate the tailgate support cables installed in 1998, 1999, and partial year 2000 Silverados and Sierras (C/K models).General Motors is conducting recall campaign 04V-129 to replace the tailgate support cables originally installed in certain model year 2000 - 2004 Sierras and Silverados.General Motors has advised ODI that the materials used for the tailgate cable sheathing installed in C/K models had inadvertently changed in October 1999, increasing the propensity for voids in and around the galvanized steel cable strands which can allow moisture to wick among the strands, leading to oxidation and weakening of the strands.since ODI initiated RQ04-010 in September 2004, ODI has received 10 additonal non-injury complaints on MY 1998-99 C/K vehicles, but no additional injury complaints.during this same period, GM has received 564 non-injury and 35 injury complaints. ODI has received 6 injury complaints and 38 non-injury complaints from owners of model year 2000 C/K vehicles and requires further investigation to determine whether these incidents occurred in vehicles within the scope of campaign 04V-129 or should be added to the injury summary for RQ04-010. Investigation was initiated on September 28 2004. Closed on April 14 2005. For detailed information & supporting documents, see the official NHTSA page concerning investigation #RQ04010 »