# 2013 FORD C-MAX ENERGI — STRUCTURE:BODY
> NHTSA complaint `1379066` · 2017-05-19 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** C-MAX ENERGI
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY
- **Miles at failure:** 28,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
REAR (HATCHBACK) LATCH FAILS TO RELEASE RESULTING IN A DOOR WILL NOT OPEN CONDITION.  BECAUSE THE LATCH RELEASE WAS ACTIVATED, DRIVING OR ROAD VIBRATION MAY CAUSE THE DOOR TO OPEN UNEXPECTEDLY AND EJECT CARGO WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.    HATCHBACK FAILS TO OPEN AFTER ELECTRONIC RELEASE IS ACTIVATED AND MUST BE "JIGGLED" TO OPEN.  HATCHBACK LATER OPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.  REAR DOOR IS NOT COVERED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V643000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*