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2017 FORD EDGE — STRUCTURE:BODY

1 injured · 1406145 · 2017-09-06

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EDGE
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
4,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I OPENED THE ELECTRIC LIFTGATE AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING A WHEELCHAIR INTO THE BACK COMPARTMENT WHEN THE HATCH DECIDED TO CLOSE AUTOMATICALLY. THE LIFTGATE STRUCK ME ON THE HEAD AND CONTINUED TO PUSH ME DOWN. I HAD TO PUSH ON THE LIFTGATE AS HARD AS I COULD TO GET IT TO REVERSE. IF A YOUNG CHILD HAD BEEN HIT IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURIES. WE CALLED 2 FORD DEALERS WHO OFFERED TO GIVE US AN APPOINTMENT FOR SERVICE WITH A 2 WEEK WAIT. (BOY, DO THEY CARE). I ENDED UP WITH A MILD CONCUSSION......NAUSEA AND MILD LIGHTHEADEDNESS. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE TO STOP THIS LIFTGATE FROM HURTING PEOPLE....

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11021852
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown