Yahoo Autos Man Almost Loses Finger In Cybertruck Door
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We already know Cybertruck body panels can be sharp enough to give owners serious cuts. There have also been owners complaining that the power-closing frunk being a serious risk to fingers. But now a Tesla Cybertruck owner says his father-in-law suffered a serious injury opening the passenger door, exposing yet another safety risk with the nontraditional pickup.
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A member of the Cybertruck Owners Club forum posted about his experience, warning others to beware the potential pitfall with the vehicle’s doors. According to SpykeDaddy, it happened when his family along with his father-in-law went out for a night on the town in the EV.
The father-in-law rode in the front passenger seat while the owner’s wife and son rode in the backseat. He had to show his father-in-law how to press the illuminated button on the Cybertruck’s B-pillar to open the door since there isn’t a traditional handle. After a few tries, the man apparently figured it out.
However, after the family got dinner, the father-in-law somehow got his finger caught in between the front and rear doors as he tried hitting the button and his grandson closed the rear door. The end result was a serious cut, a trip to the emergency room, plus seven stiches along with a splint for the injured finger.
SpykeDaddy wrote that he inspected the pinch point on his Cybertruck afterward an was “shocked he (the father-in-law) did not lose the tip of his finger, or break it.” To us, this sounds like a serious design flaw, putting the button to open the door close to where someone might lose a finger. As the guy points out, it’s less than an inch from the button to the door gap.
After all, most newer cars now have a pinch guard function which keeps fingers from getting caught in power windows as they roll up. Automakers have been trying to catch dangerous designs like this for some time now, but it seems Tesla is way behind the curve.
See the forum post here.
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