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2018 FORD EDGE — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

2 injured · 1571965 · 2019-06-04

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EDGE
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CPSC: I OWN A 2018 FORD EDGE THAT HAS A HANDS FREE LIFT GATE. WHILE THE GATE IS OPEN AND I AM LOADING OR REMOVING CARGO FROM THE CARGO AREA, THE LIFT GATE CLOSES ON ITS OWN. THE FIRST IT CLOSED I BACKED QUICKLY BUT DID NOT LOWER MY QUICK ENOUGH FROM BANGING IT REAL HARD WHICH LUCKILY ONLY RESULTED IN A LUMP ON THE BACK OF MY HEAD. *DT THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER WAS UNAWARE OF HOW TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE.*JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11217962
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown