NHTSA Complaint #10549774 — 2008 DODGE NITRO

WHILE FILLING THE GAS TANK, MY HUSBAND WAS COVERED IN GASOLINE. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 2 WEEKS AGO AND IT HAPPENED TO MYSELF, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS THE GAS PUMP THAT I WAS AT. MY LEGS WERE COVERED IN GAS AND I HAD A CUT ON MY LEG AND THE GAS WAS IN MY CUT AND BURNED TERRIBLY. MY HUSBAND IS A VOLUNTEER FIREMAN AND I AM AN EMT. WE WILL BE USING THIS VEHICLE TO RESPOND TO REAL LIFE EMERGENCIES. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT IT MAY CAUSE INJURY TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. THIS IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY A VALVE IN THE GAS TANK THAT IS THERE TO PREVENT AN EXPLOSION IN THE EVENT OF A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. THE VALVE IS DEFECTIVE, AND THUS THE GAS SPILLS OUT, AND MY CAR COULD POSSIBLY EXPLODE IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT OR IF ON AN EMERGENCY SCENE IT COULD BE HIT AND CAUSE AND EXPLOSION.. *TR