NHTSA Complaint #10574524 — 2010 FORD FUSION

I WAS A PASSENGER IN A 2010 FORD FUSION AND WAS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND ANOTHER PERSON WAS IN THE RIGHT REAR PASSENGER SEAT. I WAS EXITING THE CAR AND BECAUSE THE DOOR HAD OPENED TO FAR, I USED MY HANDS TO PULL MYSELF OUT OF THE CAR. AT THE SAME TIME, THE PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT REAR SEAT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF OPENING THEIR DOOR AND EXITING. DUE TO THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THEIR DOOR EDGE (APPROXIMATELY 1/16 INCH) AND THE CAR ITSELF, A FINGER TIP ON MY RIGHT HAND WAS COMPLETELY AMPUTATED WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED. I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO HOSPITAL WHERE SURGERY WAS PERFORMED.