NHTSA Complaint #11363151 — 2015 FORD ESCAPE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME ENGINE SAFETY SHIELD HAD LOOSENED AND WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REMOVED THE SAFETY SHIELD FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000. INVALID VIN.