1994 FORD EXPLORER — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1994 FORD EXPLORER — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
Start: 1999-07-04

1 injured · 157917 · 1999-07-08

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: EXPLORER
Year: 1994
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH

Severity

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

Narrative

REAR DOOR'S LEFT HYDRAULIC SUPPORT -- SPOT WELD FAILED AT TRUCK BODY -- DOOR COLLAPSED ON WIFE'S HEAD BEFORE SLAMMING DOWN ON HYDRAULIC SUPPORT WHICH JAMMED BETWEEN DOOR AND TRUCK BODY, BENDING LEFT SIDE OF DOOR. WIFE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HEAD AND NECK.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 708381
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown