1994 FORD EXPLORER — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1994 FORD EXPLORER — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
Start: 1999-07-12

1 injured · 158913 · 1999-07-18

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: EXPLORER
Year: 1994
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT

Severity

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

Narrative

THE LIFT ARM SUPPORT BRACKET ON THE TAILGATE RIPPED OUT, CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO FALL CAUSING AN INJURY. ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGED THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THESE AND THEY ARE AWARE OF IT AND HAVE BEEN REINFORCING THESE, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT DUE TO MILEAGE OVER 60,000. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 708755
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown