Latches/Locks/Linkages:Tailgate:Latch
Structure:Body:Tailgate
Structure:Body:Tailgate:Hinge And Attachments

Date Announced

Vehicles Affected

NHTSA Campaign #

EA05007

Summary

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.

Actions

Documents (17)

• OCC 1/26/2006 LETTER TO GM GRANT CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT TO GM 10/25/2005 LETTER TO OCC
• GM 10/25/2005 LETTER TO OCC REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT
• MEMO 12/21/2005 TO TIS, ONE CD, GM 12/21/2005 ATTACHMENT 1
• GM 12/21/2005 LETTER TO ODI, RECEIVED IN ODI 12/22/2005
• MEMO 7/29/2005 TO TIS, TWO CD FORD 7/29/2005 ATTACHMENT, DISK 1 APPENDIX A, B, D, E, F, & G, DISK 2 APPENDIX C
• MEMO 7/15/2005 TO TIS, ONE CD, DAIMLERCHRYSLER 7/15/2005 ENCLOSURE 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5
• CLOSING RESUME APPROVED
• TOYOTA 7/22/2005 LETTER TO ODI, RECEIVED IN ODI 7/22/2005
• IR TO PEER DCX T.B. * 6/10/05 * P
• OTHER LETTER REQUESTING TAILGATE CABLES T.B. * 6/3/05 * P
• IR TO PEER (FORD) -T.B. * 6/15/05 * P
• FORD 7/29/2005 LETTER TO ODI, RECEIVED IN ODI 8/2/2005
• DAIMLERCHRYSLER 7/15/2005 LETTER TO ODI, RECEIVED IN ODI 7/18/2005
• MEMO 7/22/2005 TO TIS, ONE CD, TOYOTA 7/22/05 ATTACHMENT 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, & 9
• MEMO 7/8/2005 TO TIS, ONE CD, TOYOTA 7/8/05 ATTACHMENT 1, 6-1 & 6-2
• TOYOTA 7/8/2005 LETTER TO ODI, RECEIVED IN ODI 7/11/2005
• OPENING RESUME APPROVED GMC TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES -T.BOWMAN * 4/14/05 * P