2004 HONDA ELEMENT — EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT

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Vehicle

Make: HONDA
Model: ELEMENT
Year: 2004
Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
Miles at failure: 145,000

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: No
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT VEHICLE SCISSOR-STYLE JACK HAD TO BE ALMOST FULLY EXTENDED TO HAVE ENOUGH CLEARANCE FOR FRONT LEFT TIRE TO BE REMOVED. DESPITE REAR WHEEL CHOCKED AND JACK IN PROPER POSITION ACCORDING TO OWNER'S MANUAL, JACK GAVE WAY, ALLOWING VEHICLE TO FALL RESULTING IN CRUSH INJURY TO VEHICLE OWNER LOWER EXTREMITY. JACK LIFT SEEMS TO BE INADEQUATE FOR GROUND CLEARANCE OF VEHICLE. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10578764
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown