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2017 Ford F-250 Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1516726
Internal NHTSA #	11153959
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	F-250
Model Year	2017
File date	09/10/18
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Automatic electric tail gate opens randomly without driver selection. This has happened several times while vehicle is moving and has caused damage to tailgate and travel trailer. No indication tailgate is open given to driver. This happened within the first 100 miles after purchase, the first time. It happened several times after that. Last incident i had just pulled onto the freeway and was flagged down by a passing trucker while i was driving at 65mph that my tailgate had opened. Imagine if something had fallen out of the bed of my truck and caused another motorist to crash. I had heard a creaking sound while turning onto a roadway with my airstream travel trailer attached. The tailgate had crunched against the propane bottles causing damage to the tailgate, the propane bottles, and the cover. This had happened to me several times in other instances but thought it was a fluke until this last event while towing my airstream travel trailer. I contacted ford dealer where i purchased in austin; they submitted to ford and ford said they would pay part of the bill, but i am on the hook to pay also. This is a ford wiring harness issue. Several other people have reported same issue. Ford should fix this 100% before something serious accident occurs from items falling out of the back of the truck when bed opens automatically.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	100
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	AUSTIN, TX
VIN pattern	1FT7W2BT3HEXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	04/07/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	5
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2017 Ford F-250 Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2017 Ford F-250 Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

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