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2020 JEEP GLADIATOR — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 injured · 1762810 · 2021-08-12

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
GLADIATOR
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

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

Narrative

While exiting the vehicle from the front passenger door, I put my left hand on the door frame to close the front door. Simultaneously, the passenger in the rear passenger side exited the vehicle and closed the door. One of my fingers got caught between the door frame and the door and severed part of my my finger off. While I understand closing the door on my hand is not Jeeps fault, the normal result of closing the door on a finger is not instant amputation! I used a stick to see if I could replicate the results, and 100% of the time the door snapped the stick when placed above the door hinge. If that had been a childs hand, it would have cut it clean off.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11428861
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown