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2004 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH

1 injured · 628561 · 2007-06-27

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
MOUNTAINEER
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
Miles at failure
60,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MOUNTAINEER. WHILE LIFTING THE REAR LIFT GATE, THE HINGE DETACHED AND CAUSED THE GLASS TO FALL FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE GLASS AND HER HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GLASS AND THE BUMPER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HINGES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 60,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10194738
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown