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U-HAUL AUTO TRANSPORTER TRAILER — STRUCTURE

1 injured · 1064899 · 2014-05-14

Vehicle

Make
U-HAUL
Model
AUTO TRANSPORTER TRAILER
Year
Manufacturer
U-HAUL INTERNATIONAL
Component
STRUCTURE

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 4/24/14 AT APROX 1730HRS. AS I PULLED OUT A RAMP FROM A U HAUL TRANSPORT THAT I RENTED FROM A U HAUL DEALER IN RICHMOND HILL GA ON US HIGHWAY 17 MY 9 YEAR OLD SON TRIED TO HELD AND IN DOING SO THE RAMP SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND BROKE HIS TOE. I TOOK HIM TO THE ER. AND REPORTED THIS TO THE U HAUL AT DAYTONA AND TO THE U HAUL INS. WHICH DENIED THE CLAIM BECAUSE THIS IS NOT THEIR FAULT. MY QUESTION AND CONCERN IS WHY IS THERE NO CHILD PROOF LOCKS ON THESE RAMPS? THEY CAN BE EASILY PICKED UP AND OUT, BY ANY CHILD. FINGERS CAN ALSO GET CRUSHED BY THESE RAMPS AND NO CHILD SHOULD HAVE TO GO THOUGH ANY PAIN WHEN A SIMPLE PIN CAN BE INSTALLED SO THAT NO CHILD EVER GETS HURT AGAIN. *TR ## VIN FAILED ## U HAUL AUTO TRANSPORT ##

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10588343
Machine
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