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Ford

Official notice

7 May 2014

Last checked

7 May 2014

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Ford. On certain vehicles, misalignment of the exterior door handle and door panel may cause the door handle to bind. If this occurs, the door may open while driving or may be difficult to close. A vehicle operated in this condition would present a higher risk of injury and/or property damage. Correction: Dealers will inspect all four exterior door handles and reposition as necessary. Published 2014-05-07.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

70076

Official notice

2014-05-07

The hazard

On certain vehicles, misalignment of the exterior door handle and door panel may cause the door handle to bind. If this occurs, the door may open while driving or may be difficult to close. A vehicle operated in this condition would present a higher risk of injury and/or property damage. Correction: Dealers will inspect all four exterior door handles and reposition as necessary.

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Recall Numbers

70076

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2013, Make: FORD, Model: ESCAPE

Product 2

Year: 2014, Make: FORD, Model: ESCAPE

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles, misalignment of the exterior door handle and door panel may cause the door handle to bind. If this occurs, the door may open while driving or may be difficult to close. A vehicle operated in this condition would present a higher risk of injury and/or property damage. Correction: Dealers will inspect all four exterior door handles and reposition as necessary.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Ford.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

70076

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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