NHTSA complaint: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CUSTOMER WANTS DESIGN ENGINEERS TO REDESIGN THE DOORS BECAUSE THEY HIT HIS LEG WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE. **NAR**CC WHILE OPENING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR THE CONSUMER DID NOT ALLOW ENOUGH CLEARANCE. AS A RESULT THE DOOR HIT HIS RIGHT LEG CAUSING A WOUND THAT HAD TO BE STITCHED AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE CONSUMER CONCLUDED THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR IS SHARP AND THAT THE ANGLE IS LESS THAN 90 DEGREE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ROUNDING THE EDGES OF THE DOOR WOULD ALLEVIATE THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *NM
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation