Complaint 1744781
2019 FORD TRANSIT • STRUCTURE:BODY • incident May 1, 2021
- Complaint ID
- 1744781
- Make
- FORD
- Model
- TRANSIT
- Model Year
- 2019
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY
- Incident Date
- May 1, 2021
- Date Received
- May 1, 2021
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
STRUCTURE:BODY
Owner Narrative
THE PLASTIC HOLDING THE HOOD PROP ROD BROKE WHILE THE HOOD WAS UP CAUSING THE HOOD TO COME CRASHING DOWN. I HAD NOT TOUCHED THE ROD. LUCKILY I WAS NOT LEANING INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT THE TIME. I WOULD HAVE HAD SERIOUS INJURIES IF IT HAD COME DOWN ON MY HEAD AND NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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