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2016 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 3500 — STRUCTURE:BODY

1 injured · 1401607 · 2017-08-18

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
SPRINTER 3500
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC - DBA Sprinter
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
4,000

Severity

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

Narrative

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE, AND THE CARGO SLIDING DOOR, HANDLES PINCH FINGERS. THE WAY THE HANDLE LATCH OPENS PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR FINGERS/HAND TO SLIDE INTO THE OPENING PART OF THE LATCH, AND GET SEVERELY PINCHED. BLEEDING WAS SOMEWHAT SEVER RECENTLY, WITH BLOOD STREAMING DOWN THE VEHICLE'S DOOR BODY. THE SKIN ON MY LEFT SMALL FINGERTIP WAS PINCHED ARE REMOVED, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL BLEEDING. I HAD TO OFTEN CHANGE THE BANDAGES TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, AND OCCURRED WHILE OPENING SLIDING CARGO DOOR LATCH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11016161
Machine
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