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2008 KIA SPORTAGE — STRUCTURE

1 injured · 702299 · 2009-01-02

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
SPORTAGE
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE

Severity

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

Narrative

I RENTED A KIA SPORTAGE AND WHILE CLOSING THE TAILGATE THE TOP HINGED PORTION OF THE TAILGATE LIFTED UP AND THEN SLAMMED DOWN ON MY FINGER CAUSING A PAINFUL CONTUSION AND EXTENSIVE DISCOLORATION UNDER THE FINGERNAIL. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA THAT THE UPPER PORTION OF THE TAILGATE WAS HINGED OR I NEVER WOULD HAVE HAD MY HANDS LOCATED ANYWHERE NEAR THE GLASS PART OF THE TAILGATE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10253639
Machine
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