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2011 FORD FUSION — STRUCTURE:BODY

1 injured · 1545386 · 2019-03-05

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
62,700

Severity

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

Narrative

THE VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND I WAS GETTING READY TO GO INTO A STORE. IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN. I AM DISABLED BUT AM ABLE TO DRIVE A VEHICLE. I WAS READY GETTING READY TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AS I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR HANDLE I FELT THE DOOR GO LOOSE AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE KNEES THAT WERE FRACTURED AND I MUST WEAR KNEE BRACES ON THEM. I HAD TO CRAWL TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO GET OUT. I REALLY HURT MY ARMS BY CRAWLING ACROSS THE VEHICLE. IT FLOODS A LOT IN HOUSTON WHERE I LIVE. THIS IS ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE. I MUST BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE QUICKLY DURING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION SUCH AS FLOODING. FORD HAS RECALLED THE 2010 AND 2012 FUSIONS FOR THE DOOR HANDLES. WHY HAVEN'T THE 2011 FUSIONS BEEN RECALLED? THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE DONE NOW.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11184343
Machine
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