# 2006 MERCEDES BENZ SLK55 — STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
> NHTSA complaint `1116458` · 2014-10-03 · Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCEDES BENZ
- **Model:** SLK55
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
- **Miles at failure:** 40,000
## Narrative
WENT TO CHANGE A FLAT AND THE TRUNK CAME DOWN ON MY HEAD AND HAD TO GET SEVERAL STITCHES.      IT SEEMS LIKE THE TRUNK ON THE SLK55 AMG WILL STAY UP FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN COLLAPSE RIGHT WHEN YOU LEAN INTO THE TRUNK TO GET THE SPARE MAKING THINGS GO FROM BAD TO WORSE A FLAT AND IN NEED OF MEDICAL ATTENTION.  *TR
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