NHTSA Complaint #10972066 — 2014 FORD FOCUS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FOCUS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SWUNG OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER CLOSED THE DOOR, BUT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR DID NOT OPEN AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT AUTHORIZE THE RECALL REPAIR, CITING THAT THE FIRST DEALER DESTROYED THE DOOR. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50.