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On May 11, 2024, Mr. Advocate of Chengdu Great Wall Cannon Pickup Truck had an accident while operating a rooftop tent. The car was purchased by the owner half a month ago, and he should not be familiar enough with the various configurations and functions of the vehicle, and when he was operating the rooftop tent, a metal rod similar to a transverse support rod in the tent stuck Mr. Zhang's neck, resulting in Mr. Zhang's death on the spot.
The rooftop tent equipped with the car is purchased and installed by the brand side of its working car company, and it has become a joint product of Great Wall Pickup and the Akinodi brand, named "Shanhaiju rooftop tent".
Let's look at the pictures.
Figure 1: The rooftop tent of the Great Wall Paoshan Haiju
Figure 2: A crossbar suspected of being stuck in the owner's neck
The Great Wall Cannon brand responded to this incident, which is as follows.
Points of Issue
Judging from the content of the response, the Great Wall Cannon explained that the follow-up progress of the incident should refer to the announcement of Qiuyedi (Xiamen) Outdoor Equipment Technology Co., Ltd., and it seems that the main responsibility does not lie with the Great Wall Pickup, but the company that provides lifting tent assemblies.
There is a point of contention regarding this incident:
The owner's friend tried to use the car key to rescue the stuck car owner at the scene, but the key failed at that time.
There is an answer to why the key fails during the tent lifting process, and it is debatable whether the safety settings of the Great Wall Pickup Shanhaiju tent are perfect enough. Although it is possible that the owner of the vehicle did not follow the standard procedures, such as entering the tent before the rooftop tent was fully raised, this is the result of not following the standard procedures described in the manual; However, there are many accidents when using rooftop tents outdoors, and rooftop tents should be equipped with safety redundancy.
Taking the most common door or window anti-pinch function as a reference, the rooftop tent should also have corresponding functions and configurations; The motor has the characteristics of constant torque, and the configuration of opening and closing through the motor should have a perfect anti-pinch function.
With the prevalence of automobile and motorcycle modification culture, all kinds of modified parts of uneven quality have entered the market, and even started co-creation with car companies; Car companies should systematically and comprehensively verify the reliability of modified parts and whether there are potential safety hazards, and should not let modified parts bring hidden dangers to car owners. As a car owner, it is inevitable that because of the preference and trust in the car brand, the car company will blindly trust the modification brand recommended or co-created by the brand, so whether the incident is caused by the car owner's failure to operate in accordance with the manual, the car company should also bear part of the responsibility emotionally.
In addition, as a car company, it should also consider the agreement exemption of modified vehicles, such as the use of metal sports bumpers, or the modification of vehicles with front and rear winches and rear trailer devices. Because these modifications do not take into account pedestrian collision protection at all, once a traffic accident with pedestrians or non-motor vehicles occurs, the consequences are unimaginable, and if these modifications are also purchased and installed from the brand channel, will the brand be responsible at that time?
The car modification culture needs to be standardized, and car companies should adopt a conservative attitude in this field, and should guide car owners to carry out reasonable modifications under the premise of ensuring safety.
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