# 2014 FORD FIESTA — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
> NHTSA complaint `1375394` · 2017-05-03 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FIESTA
- **Year:** 2014
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
- **Miles at failure:** 14,000
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FIESTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR. THE CONTACT'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE INTERIOR DOOR LATCH AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A DEEP LACERATION. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED AND THE CONTACT WENT TO HIS DOCTOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE METAL AND PLASTIC COMPONENTS IN THE LATCH HAD SEPARATED, LEAVING A SHARP EDGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY HEARD OF THIS ISSUE  THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000.   UPDATED 06/27/17*LJ    *CN
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