NHTSA Complaint #10507180 — 2010 FORD ESCAPE VISIBILITY/WIPER

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10507180
Vehicle	2010 FORD ESCAPE
Component	VISIBILITY/WIPER
Date of Incident	April 1, 2013
Date Filed	April 4, 2013
Mileage	43,800 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MI

Consumer Description

LIFTGATE WINDOW GLASS SHATTERED WHEN THE HATCH WAS CLOSED WITH NORMAL FORCE. STUFF LOADED IN THE BACK WAS NO HIGHER THAN 12" OFF THE FLOOR AND NOWHERE NEAR WINDOW. VEHICLE WAS PARKED, FACING SOUTH, AND HAD BEEN THERE ABOUT 90 MINUTES. INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 1:30 P.M. TEMPERATURE AROUND 35F. ENGINE HAD BEEN OFF SINCE SUV WAS PARKED. DEFROSTER WAS NOT ON. PERSON CLOSING HATCH WAS HIT BY SHOWER OF GLASS PARTICLES BUT SUFFERED NO INJURY. GOODS IN THE BACK OF THE SUV WERE COVERED WITH GLASS BUT NOT DAMAGED. LIFTGATE HAD NOT BEEN DAMAGED PREVIOUSLY AND VEHICLE HAD NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. *TR

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