NHTSA complaint: UNKNOWN UNKNOWN — EQUIPMENT
AS I WAS DRIVING WITH MY WIFE WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. I DECIDED TO ROLL DOWN MY POWER WINDOW BUT I ACCIDENTALLY HIT HER DOWN BUTTON ALSO. WITH A REFLEX ACTION I ROLLED HER WINDOW UP AS SHE WAS STICKING HER HAND OUT THE WINDOW. HER HAND WAS CAUGHT FOR JUST AN INSTANT BUT THE DAMAGE WAS DONE. SHE HAD A LARGE WELT WHERE HER FINGERS WERE SQUASHED IN THE WINDOW. I FELT TERRIBLE. LAST NIGHT I HEARD ABOUT A TODDLER THAT WAS LEFT IN A CAR WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION. THE LITTLE GIRL WAS PLAYING NEXT TO THE CAR'S LOWERED WINDOW. SOMEHOW THE POWER WINDOW WAS ACTIVATED AND THE GIRL HAD HER HEAD ON THE WRONG SIDE. SHE WAS NEARLY KILLED BY THE POWER WINDOW GOING UP. THIS IS A MAN MADE NIGHTMARE THAT I BELIEVE CAN BE RESOLVED BY MAKING REVERSING POWER WINDOWS MANDATORY ON ALL FAMILY VEHICLES. *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation