NHTSA Complaint #11559305 — 2018 FORD F-150 STRUCTURE:BODY

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11559305
Vehicle	2018 FORD F-150
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Date of Incident	February 5, 2021
Date Filed	December 9, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MN

Consumer Description

The vehicle as of 12/9/2023 at 3:19pm CST is at a mileage of 79,523. Around the time we bought out the lease on our truck in April 2021, we reported to the dealership that the tailgate latch on occasion would not latch. They did a repair for it, but it has happened a few times since. We saw a recall notice for other Ford F-150 models from 2018 that had issues with latches/linkages/locks on the tailgate where the tailgate would become unlatched like ours.

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