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2015 FORD ESCAPE — STRUCTURE:BODY

1 injured · 1278184 · 2016-04-26

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
11,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, THE AUTOMATIC TAILGATE HAS CLOSED ON ME WHILE LOADING GROCERIES INTO MY TRUNK. BOTH TIMES I EXTENDED A HAND TO TRY AND STOP IT BUT BOTH TIMES IT CONTINUED TO CLOSE AND HIT ME IN THE HEAD. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON APRIL 7, 2016. IT HIT ME HARD ENOUGH TO GIVE ME A CONCUSSION AND TRIGGER A MIGRAINE THAT LASTED 4 DAYS. I HAD TO BE PRESCRIBED MEDICATION AND MISSED WORK. THE GATE SHOULD NOT CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY LIKE THIS. THERE NEEDS TO BE BETTER SENSORS TO PREVENT INJURY. I HAVE FOUND POSTS ONLINE FROM OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY FORD DEALER WHO OPENED AND CLOSED THE LIFTGATE SEVERAL TIMES AND TOLD ME IT WAS FINE. I BET THE GROCERY STORE HAS VIDEO FOOTAGE OF ONE OR BOTH INCIDENTS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10861484
Machine
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