NHTSA Complaint #11020598 — 2016 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT STRUCTURE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11020598
Vehicle	2016 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT
Component	STRUCTURE
Date of Incident	September 28, 2016
Date Filed	August 30, 2017
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MO

Consumer Description

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD TRANSIT CONNECT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRUSHED ALUMINUM ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE PLASTIC AROUND THE RADIO AND VENTS REFLECTED SUNLIGHT, CREATING A GLARE WHICH BLINDED THE CONTACT. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND TRANSFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN RECURRING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW.

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