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2017 FORD ESCAPE — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

1 injured · 1576773 · 2019-06-20

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
22,600

Severity

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

Narrative

THE REAR LIFTGATE IS POWERED AND CAN BE ACTIVATED BY PASSING A FOOT UNDER THE BUMPER, TRIGGERING A SENSOR TO OPEN OR CLOSE IT. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHEN LOADING GROCERIES INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, MY FOOT INADVERTENTLY PASSED UNDER THE BUMPER, TRIGGERING THE LIFTGATE TO CLOSE AND FORCEFULLY HITTING ME IN THE HEAD AND NECK, INJURING ME. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, ONCE MAKING CONTACT WITH ME, THE LIFTGATE CONTINUED PUSHING DOWN WHILE I SCRAMBLED TO HOLD IT FROM CLOSING AND MOVE MYSELF OUT OF THE WAY. IT DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY LIFT OFF OF ME WHEN IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH MY BODY. I AM A GROWN MAN. IF THIS HAPPENED TO A TEEN, CHILD, OR PERSON OF SMALL STATURE, SIGNIFICANT INJURY COULD OCCUR AS THE LIFTGATE CONTINUES TO FORCEFULLY CLOSE. IF THIS IS THE CORRECT ACTION OF THE FUNCTION, IT IS FLAWED DESIGN. IF IT SHOULD LIFT OFF AFTER MAKING CONTACT WITH SOMETHING, IT IS MALFUNCTIONING.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11221405
Machine
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