# 1997 FORD AEROSTAR — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
> NHTSA complaint `545990` · 2005-07-26 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** AEROSTAR
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
- **Miles at failure:** 99,000
## Narrative
1997 AEROSTAR REAR HATCH: 1 OF 2 ANCHOR STUDS WHICH SUPPORT THE TAIL HATCH PNEUMATIC SPRING (VEHICLE BODY END) BROKE, ALLOWING THE HATCH TO IMMEDIATELY FALL ON TO OPERATOR. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE 2 PNEUMATIC SUPPORTS, 1 IS INSUFFCIENT TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE HATCH. SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WITH 1994 MODEL.
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