NHTSA Complaint #10509473 — 2012 FORD FOCUS
VISIBILITY/WIPER issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10509473 |
| Vehicle | 2012 FORD FOCUS |
| Component | VISIBILITY/WIPER |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 34,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NY |
Consumer Description
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE REAR WINDOW SUDDENLY SHATTERED WITH NO APPARENT EXTERNAL FORCE. THERE WAS A LOUD POP/BANG AND RAPID DECOMPRESSION IN THE CABIN AND THE ENTIRE REAR WINDOW WAS SHATTERED. UPON CHECKING THE DAMAGE AFTER STOPPING THE CAR, THE GLASS HAD BLOWN OUTWARD. THERE WERE BRAKE LINES EMANATING FROM A POINT NEAR THE REAR WIPER, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO VISIBLE MARK ON THE GLASS OR THE WIPER OF AN IMPACT. *TR
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