| Issue ID | 1533859 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11173330 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | FORD |
| Model | F-150 |
| Model Year | 2019 |
| File date | 07/12/18 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Extremely dangerous vehicle. 2019 f-150 super cab purchased brand new on 12/07/18 doors have popped open several times while driving. At other times the doors will not close and latch at all.. Many times the doors appear to be closed, yet when you push on them they pop open. I quickly learned to push on the doors before i drive away. The door latches should be designed not just to operate correctly, but also designed well enough to stay closed in a vehicle accident. While the doors on this brand new vehicle will not even stay closed under normal driving conditions about me: long term and current ford shareholder and retired federal employee who worked some of my 36 years of federal civil service in vehicle maintenance. This is not a latch mechanism lubrication problem. It is a bad design flaw, combined with a cheap plastic latch strike mechanism inside the door latch. Doors popping open while vehicle is in motion makes it a highly dangerous vehicle that should not be allowed to be even sold. If you have any questions call me at (xxxxx) parts of this document have been redacted to protect personally identifiable information pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 5 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HAZLET, NJ |
| VIN pattern | 1FTEX1C52KFXXXXXX |
| 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 |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 50 |
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