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2008 FORD ESCAPE — STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE

2 injured · 819624 · 2010-10-13

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
Miles at failure
53,700

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I PRESSED THE UNLOCK BUTTON ON MY KEY TO OPEN THE REAR WINDOW HATCH, THEN PUT MY GROCERIES IN THE BACK OF MY VEHICLE. MY SON THEN PUT HIS HAND UP TO CLOSE THE WINDOW DOWN AND THE ENTIRE GLASS JUST EXPLODED, CUTTING US BOTH. WE BOTH IMMEDIATELY FREAKED OUT THINKING SOMEONE MUST HAVE SHOT AT US. I CALLED THE POLICE AND WENT BACK INTO THE GROCERY STORE TO GET THE STORE MANAGER. GLASS SPREAD OVER 4 PARKING SPACES AND LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT SERIOUSLY. THE RIGHT REAR LIFTGATE STRUT HAD BLEW OFF DENTING MY VEHICLE AND SHATTERING THE GLASS INTO MORE THAN A THOUSAND PIECES, THEN LANDING ON THE GROUND SEVERAL FEET AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10360225
Machine
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