2003 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2003 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
Start: 2004-01-14

1 injured · 452371 · 2004-01-29

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: JETTA
Year: 2003
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
Miles at failure: 10,200

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE USING THE LIFTING JACK SUPPLIED WITH THE AUTOMOBILE TO LIFT THE VEHICLE TO CHANGE A TIRE, THE JACK COLLAPSED. IT COLLAPSED BECAUSE THE JACK SCREW CARRIER THREADS FAILED. THE CARRIER THREADS NUT IS PLASTIC. PLASTIC DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH STRENGTH TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF A 3000 POUND AUTOMOBILE.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10055176
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown