NHTSA complaint: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
A TRUCK DRIVER'S COMPLAINT REGARDING LIFT GATES ON TRAILERS AFTER HE SLIPPED AND FELL BADLY INJURING HIMSELF. *MR THERE WAS LIGHT RAIN PRESENT WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THAT THERE WAS NO TAPING LIKE MOST TRUCK COMPANIES HAVE IN AREAS WHERE SLIPPING MAY OCCUR. THE CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BEARINGS THAT GUIDE THE LIFT GATE WERE BADLY WORN. *SC *JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation