Current:Home > NewsFederal safety officials probe Ford Escape doors that open while someone's driving-LoTradeCoin
Federal safety officials probe Ford Escape doors that open while someone's driving
View Date:2024-12-23 19:38:06
Highway safety officials said Tuesday they're looking into complaints from Ford Motor customers about the doors on some Escape SUVs that have opened while a driver was at the wheel.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's probe will focus on 346,000 Escapes from the 2020 and 2021 model years, the agency said. Customers have filed 118 complaints about Ford Escape doors, sharing that the spot welds on the door assembly bracket can malfunction.
There have been 25 reports of minor injuries tied to the Ford Escape doors, the agency said.
"Many consumers report hearing a popping noise when opening the door as the door check bracket begins to separate from the door," NHTSA said in its investigation documents. "Continued use of the door may result in a dislodged door check which may cause a failure to latch when closed, failure to open, and/or inadvertent opening while driving."
Ford told CBS News that it's working with NHTSA on its Escape investigation.
NHTSA and Ford have not announced a formal recall of the vehicles. The agency said it's trying to determine if the door issue poses "an unreasonable risk to highway safety."
- In:
- NHTSA
- Ford Motor Company
- Product Recall
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Khristopher J. Brooks is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch covering business, consumer and financial stories that range from economic inequality and housing issues to bankruptcies and the business of sports.
TwitterveryGood! (12)
Related
- A list of mass killings in the United States this year
- Taking away Trump’s business empire would stand alone under New York fraud law
- How shoot lasers into the sky could help deflect lightning
- Scott Disick Shares Video of Penelope Disick Recreating Viral Saltburn Dance
- Candidates line up for special elections to replace Virginia senators recently elected to US House
- New Orleans jury convicts man in fatal shooting of former Saints player Will Smith
- Biden is marking the 15th anniversary of landmark pay equity law with steps to help federal workers
- A total solar eclipse in April will cross 13 US states: Which ones are on the path?
- Kim Kardashian Says She's Raising Her and Kanye West's 4 Kids By Herself
- Eminem goes after Benzino in new Lyrical Lemonade track, rekindles longtime feud
Ranking
- 2 weeks after Peanut the Squirrel's euthanasia, owner is seeking answers, justice
- 14-year-old arrested for fatal shooting of 2 Wichita teens
- South Carolina town mayor is killed in a car crash
- San Francisco 49ers have gold rush in second half of NFC championship
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has a long record of promoting anti-vaccine views
- Pauly Shore sued by man for alleged battery and assault at The Comedy Store club
- Fans of This Hydrating Face Mask Include Me, Sydney Sweeney, and the Shoppers Who Buy 1 Every 12 Seconds
- The IRS is piloting new software that could let you file your taxes for free
Recommendation
-
'Climate change is real': New York parks employee killed as historic drought fuels blazes
-
Teenager awaiting trial in 2020 homicide who fled outside hospital is captured in Philadelphia
-
Charles Osgood: Baltimore boy
-
American Airlines’ hard landing on Maui sends 6 to hospital
-
Stocks soared on news of Trump's election. Bonds sank. Here's why.
-
Chiefs vs. Ravens highlights: How KC locked up its second consecutive AFC championship
-
North Korean cruise missile tests add to country’s provocative start to 2024
-
Disposable vapes will be banned and candy-flavored e-cigarettes aimed at kids will be curbed, UK says