NHTSA Complaint #10667121 — 2011 FORD FUSION HYBRID

1. THE 2011 FORD FUSION HYBRID IS EQUIPPED WITH A POWER POINT PROVIDING 110 VOLTS ALTERNATING CURRENT (VAC) TO A 3-PRONG RECEPTACLE LOCATED IN THE REAR SEAT AREA OF THE CENTER CONSOLE. THE 110 VAC POWER POINT IS EQUIPPED WITH A SAFETY CAP AND A SAFETY TWIST TAB THAT PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM INSERTING ANY OBJECT INTO THE POWER POINT OTHER THAN THE 110 VAC ELECTRICAL DEVICE PLUG. 2. A CHILD LEAVING OUR VEHICLE HAD A FOOT ENTANGLED WITH A 3-PRONG CORD CONNECTED TO THE POWER POINT, RESULTING IN DISASSEMBLY OF THE SAFETY CAP FROM THE BODY OF THE POWER POINT. THE DISASSEMBLED POWER POINT EXPOSES TWO BRASS ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WITH 110 VAC. A PERSON ATTEMPTING TO REASSEMBLE THE SAFETY CAP WITH THE POWER POINT BODY WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING MAY CONTACT THE HIGH VOLTAGE CONTACTS, RESULTING IN A BURN INJURY OR DEATH BY ELECTROCUTION. 3. THE POWER POINT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH A SIMILAR DEVICE THAT CANNOT BE DISASSEMBLED. *TR