# 2018 FORD EDGE — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
> NHTSA complaint `1571965` · 2019-06-04 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EDGE
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
## 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
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