STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
Miles at failure
36,250
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHILE STANDING UNDER THE RAISED LIFTGATE (TOP HALF) LOADING GROCERIES, THE GLASS SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY SHATTERED CAUSING MY WIFE AND I TO BE SHOWERED BY SHARDS OF GLASS AND THEN HIT ON OUR HEADS AND BACKS WITH THE FALLING LIFTGATE ASSEMBLY. THIS INCIDENT CAUSED US HEAD, NECK AND BACK TRAUMA AND ALSO A SCRATCHED CORNEA TO MY WIFE'S LEFT EYE. FORD REFUSES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS INCIDENT.*AK PE04045.PCO