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2008 FORD F SUPER DUTY — VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES

1 injured · 1061183 · 2014-05-01

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F SUPER DUTY
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
Miles at failure
81,301
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH POWER RETRACTING MIRRORS. HAD MY HAND ON THE SWITCH AND ON THE DOOR FRAME WHEN I RETRACTED THE MIRRORS DUE TO A NARROW STREET IN HIGHLANDS NJ. THE MIRROR CLOSED AND CRUSHED MY FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE ELECTRIC MIRROR ASSY. WILL BE SEEKING MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR FINGER. VEHICLE SHOULD BE EQUIPPED WITH SENSOR NOT TO ALLOW THIS TO HAPPEN. COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVER IF I WAS GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED TO THE SHOCKING PAIN CAUSED WHEN THE MIRROR IMPACTED MY FINGER.... *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10585825
Machine
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