# 1993 LINCOLN TOWN CAR — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
> NHTSA complaint `271779` · 2001-01-31 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** LINCOLN
- **Model:** TOWN CAR
- **Year:** 1993
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## 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
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