2004 MERCEDES BENZ S500 — WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2004 MERCEDES BENZ S500 — WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
Start: 2014-08-11

1 injured · 1116498 · 2014-10-03

Vehicle

Make: MERCEDES BENZ
Model: S500
Year: 2004
Manufacturer: Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
Miles at failure: 65,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE THE LUG WRENCH ITSELF FAILED. THE LUG WRENCH CAME APART LEAVING THE HEAD STILL ATTACHED TO THE LUG NUT WITHOUT THE HANDLE CAUSING FORWARD MOMENTUM INJURY TO HEAD AND SHOULDER. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10641084
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown