# 2004 FORD RANGER — STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
> NHTSA complaint `500233` · 2004-10-06 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** RANGER
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
## Narrative
1)THERE HAD BEEN A LIGHT RAIN A SHORT TIME EARLIER.  2)ON A 2004 FORD RANGER 4X4 PICK UP; THERE IS A TUBE STEP WITH A RUBBER STEP AREA. AS I WENT TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE, I MADE SURE THAT I WAS ON THAT RUBBER AREA (SINCE IT HAD JUST RAINED). AS I WENT TO STEP IN, MY FOOT SLID OFF THE RUBBER AREA; MY TOE WENT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR JAM, MY HEEL LOCKED TO THE TUBE. I THEN FELL BACK AND HIT THE GROUND, WHILE MY FOOT STAYED LOCKED IN THE DOOR JAM AREA.  I HAVE HAD TO HAVE KNEE SURGERY AND NOW HAVE A BLOWN DISK IN MY LOWER BACK THAT WE ARE TRYING TO CORRECT AT THIS TIME.I HAVE BEEN OFF WORK SINCE THIS HAPPENED!  3)IF FORD WOULD HAVE HAD " A BETTER IDEA"; THEY WOULD HAVE JUST PUT THE SANDPAPER NON-SKID IN THE AREA AND THIS HAZZARD WOULD NOT BE THERE.  I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE! OR IS AN ATTOURNY NEEDED?*AK
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