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2023 MERCEDES-BENZ E 350 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 injured · 1893217 · 2023-05-07

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
E 350
Year
2023
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

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

Narrative

May 4, 2023 at approximately 5:45 PM, while reaching into the trunk of my car, the trunk lid came crashing down on me. To avoid being struck on the head, I blocked it with me left forearm. The trunk lid caused a large nasty and painful wound. I immediately texted my sales person, and text him a picture of my injury. I also left a voicemail message for him at the dealership. Unfortunately, this is not the first time the issue with the truck lid has happened to me. On another occasion, while reaching into the trunk, I was able to avoid being struck by the trunk lid, when it unexpectedly came crashing down. At approximately 8:50 AM, on May 5, 2023, a follow-up call was made to the dealership since my salesman did not return my call. The male who I spoke to about this serious safety issue assured me that I would receive a return call the same day and listed three male supervisors by name. Since I did not receive this promised return call, I made an appointment with the service department to document this dangerous issue. OF NOTE: my feet were not under the rear pumper to activate the trunk lid, and the obstacle feature failed to stop the lid from crashing down.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11520860
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown