2000 CADILLAC CADILLAC — EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 CADILLAC CADILLAC — EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
Start: 2002-08-24

1 injured · 551647 · 2005-08-27

Vehicle

Make: CADILLAC
Model: CADILLAC
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT

Severity

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

Narrative

JACKING UP A 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE AND THE VERY FLIMSY JACK FAILED AND THE CAR COME DOWN WITH MY ARM BETWEEN THE WHEEL WELL AND THE TIRE AS I REPLACED THE FLAT TIRE. DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF JACK SIMPLY TO SAVE MONEY ON A PART RARELY USED. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10134386
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown