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1993 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

crash · 271779 · 2001-01-31

Vehicle

Make
LINCOLN
Model
TOWN CAR
Year
1993
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HOOD CATCH CORRODED AND SEPARATED FROM HOOD, HOOD FLEW UP AND OBSCURED DRIVER'S VISION, CONSUMER STATES HOOD CATCH IS MADE OF STEEL AND HOOD IS MADE OF ALUMINUM WHICH CREATED AN ELECTROLYSIS AND CAUSED ALUMINUM TO DECOMPOSE AND THE HOOD CATCH TO SEPARATE, CAUSING THE RELEASE OF THE HOOD. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
879520
Machine
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