NHTSA Complaint #11404856 — 2015 FORD ESCAPE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LATCH AND LOCK AS NEEDED. THE CONTACT CALLED INTERSTATE FORD (125 ALEXANDERSVILLE RD, MIAMISBURG, OH 45342) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V331000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT'S WIFE CALLED BACK TO CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.