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1999 FORD F-150 — EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES

2 injured · 279752 · 2001-03-02

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:WRECKER AND WHEEL LIFT DEVICES

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TRAILER HITCH RECEIVER CAN NOW HAVE SAFEY TRIM FROM US PATENT 5,934,699-6,176,506 I CUT MY LEG , MY CHILD CUT HIS HAND ON RUSTING HITCH RECEIVER AND THE HITCH TORE UP A VEHCILE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE UNIVERSAL SAFETY TRAILER HITCH COVER ASSEMBLY DESIGNED BOTH BOTH OEM AND AFTERMARKET WAS APPLIED. THE SAFETY TRIM IS SNAP-ON CONSUMER INSTALLED APPLIED TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE HITCH RECEIVER NOW A STANDARD ON OEM VEHICLES WITH 80 MILLION US TRUCK REGISTRATIONS THE ONLY HELP TO GET OEM'S TO COVER THIS ROUGH PEICE OF RUSTING STEEL IS WWW.BLUEOVALNEWS.COM. THE SAFETY TRAILER HITCH COVER ASSEMBLY IS NOT A OEM OR AFTERMARKET PRODUCT BUT A SAFETY DEVICE DESIGNED BY A CONSUMER. OEMS AR AVOIDING ANY ADDITIONAL COST FOR THIS TRIM EVEN THOUGH THE SAE SAFETY DEVICE DESIGN FITS THE BEST SELLING AFTERMARKET CLASS III HITCH AS WELL. A CROSS PLATFORM DESIGN NEEDS YOUR HELP TO MAKE THEM COVER THIS EYE SORE AND DANGER TO THE TOUCH. 1-800-759-8888 EXT.1824828#*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
741814
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