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Service Brakes complaints
529 reportsClear category filter49,000 miles · Sep 3, 2019
Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE VEHICLE ROLLED, BUT FINALLY STOPPED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SENTRY WEST LINCOLN (940 BOSTON TURNPIKE, SHREWSBURY, MA 01545, (508) 845-7700), BUT WAS NOT DIAG…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES MALFUNCTIONED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK. THE VEHICLE ROLLED, BUT FINALLY STOPPED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SENTRY WEST LINCOLN (940 BOSTON TURNPIKE, SHREWSBURY, MA 01545, (508) 845-7700), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER, BUT DID NOT COVER THE REPAIR COST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED AT THE COST OF $890. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. *TR POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. (DIAGNOSED) 'THIS DOCUMENT WAS ILLEGIBLE.'*JB
NHTSA ODI #11252845
100,000 miles · Aug 29, 2019
Service Brakes
BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM INTERMITTENT FAILURE AT AROUND 100,000 MILES. FAILURE IS WORSENING OVER TIME.
NHTSA ODI #11252147
45,000 miles · Aug 27, 2019
Service Brakes
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE CALIPERS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTU…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND BRAKE CALIPERS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND PARRISH FORD (2900 RIVER RD W., GOOCHLAND, VA) WERE NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
NHTSA ODI #11246621
Mileage unknown · Aug 26, 2019
Service Brakes
FOR OVER A WEEK, I HAVE HAD ISSUE WITH MY BRAKES BEING VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS, AND STOP MY CAR. IT IS A 2013 FORD EDGE WITH ABOUT $106,000 MILES ON IT. THIS ISSUE STARTED SUDDENLY, AND ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH, AS I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP MY CAR IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND BLEW THROUGH A STOP SIGN. I HAVE SINCE DRIVEN IN MANUAL …
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FOR OVER A WEEK, I HAVE HAD ISSUE WITH MY BRAKES BEING VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS, AND STOP MY CAR. IT IS A 2013 FORD EDGE WITH ABOUT $106,000 MILES ON IT. THIS ISSUE STARTED SUDDENLY, AND ALMOST RESULTED IN A CRASH, AS I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP MY CAR IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND BLEW THROUGH A STOP SIGN. I HAVE SINCE DRIVEN IN MANUAL MODE, SO THAT I COULD DOWNSHIFT TO SLOW MY VEHICLE, BUT HAVE TO LEAVE ADEQUATE BRAKING TIME B/W MY VEHICLE AND THE NEXT, AND AM LEAVING EARLY AND LATE FOR WORK TO AVOID ANY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS IN WHICH MY CAR WILL NOT STOP. WE HAVE A 18MTH OLD, SO DRIVING WITH HER IN THE VEHICLE IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN FOR HER SAFETY ALONE. WE CALLED, AND WERE TOLD THIS WAS COVERED AS LONG AS IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER, BUT FROM READING THESE COMPLAINTS IT IS THE EXACT THING I'M HAVING AND I'M NOT SURE HOW IT COULD BE ANYTHING ELSE. THE HISSING IS WHEN I BRAKE, AND THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, THERE WAS A VERY LOUD SQUEALING. MY BRAKES ARE "SPONGY" AND I LITERALLY HAVE TO USE BOTH FEET TO STOP MY VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY, WHEN I CALLED I WAS TOLD THIS WAS COVERED AS LONG AS IT IS THE BRAKE BOOSTER, BUT THIS IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE WITH FORD, AND IT SHOULD OBVIOUSLY BE A RECALLED PART. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH MY CAR SINCE 8/19, AND I TOOK MY VEHICLE THIS MORNING TO BE SERVICED, AND HOPEFULLY IT WON'T TAKE LONG.
NHTSA ODI #11246351
Mileage unknown · Aug 26, 2019
Service Brakes
THERE IS A HISSING SOUND AND IT IS LITERALLY TAKING BOTH FEET FOR ME TO STOP MY VEHICLE, THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE, AND I HAVE LESS THAN 110,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND OUT OF THE BLUE. IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR OVER A WEEK. THIS HAPPENS ANYTIME I'M IN THE CAR AND ITS MOVING. THE HISSING IS NOT…
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THERE IS A HISSING SOUND AND IT IS LITERALLY TAKING BOTH FEET FOR ME TO STOP MY VEHICLE, THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE, AND I HAVE LESS THAN 110,000 MILES ON THIS CAR. IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY AND OUT OF THE BLUE. IT HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR OVER A WEEK. THIS HAPPENS ANYTIME I'M IN THE CAR AND ITS MOVING. THE HISSING IS NOT AS BAD RIGHT NOW, BUT WHEN IT STARTED, IT WAS NONSTOP.
NHTSA ODI #11246337
51,000 miles · Aug 23, 2019
Service Brakes
ALTHOUGH MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BATH OF 2013 FORD EDGE'S THAT WERE RECALLED FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTER GOING OUT, IT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE,, BRAKES BECOME SUDDENLY SPONGY AND YOU CAN HEAR AIR LEAKING FROM THEM. TOOK IT TO MY FORD DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE BRAKE BOOSTER.
NHTSA ODI #11245960
77,000 miles · Aug 19, 2019
Service Brakes
BRAKE PEDAL IS SPONGY, TAKES MORE EFFORT TO PUSH TO HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE BRAKES, AND THERE IS A HISSING SOUND. BRAKE BOOSTER IS BAD.
NHTSA ODI #11244960
125,000 miles · Aug 14, 2019
Service Brakes
TRYING TO STOP AT 35-40 MPH AT A RED LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, HAD TO STEP VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. AFTER THAT I FELT A SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL, HISSING SOUND, AND ABNORMAL BRAKING MOVEMENT. DEALERSHIP INITIAL DIAGNOSIS; BRAKE BOOSTER & MASTER CYLINDER, AT A COST OF 1600 COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY T…
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TRYING TO STOP AT 35-40 MPH AT A RED LIGHT, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, HAD TO STEP VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP. AFTER THAT I FELT A SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL, HISSING SOUND, AND ABNORMAL BRAKING MOVEMENT. DEALERSHIP INITIAL DIAGNOSIS; BRAKE BOOSTER & MASTER CYLINDER, AT A COST OF 1600 COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHY THEY STILL HAVE A SPONGY PEDAL, NOW ASKING FOR 800 MORE FOR A ABS MODULE. COMPLETE DEFECTIVE BRAKE SYSTEM FROM FORD! 2013 FORD EDGE 125,000 MILES
NHTSA ODI #11244054
113,000 miles · Aug 13, 2019
Service Brakes
DRIVER NOTICED THE BREAKS NEEDING EXTRA PRESSURE TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP, HISSING SOUND WHEN BREAK PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, AT TIMES BREAKS ARE SPONGY, AT TIMES BREAKS NEED EXTRA PRESSURE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND VERY RAPID STOP TAKES PLACE. ALL THIS HAPPENS FROM VARYING SPEEDS WHILE STOPPING.
NHTSA ODI #11243799
47,000 miles · Aug 13, 2019
Service Brakes
MY BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS, CAUSING LONGER STOP TIMES. THIS WOULD HAPPEN RANDOMLY, BUT MULTIPLE TIMES EVERY DAY. FOR SAFETY REASONS, I HAD TO LEAVE AMPLE SPACE IN FRONT OF ME, AND COULD NOT LET MY CHILDREN DRIVE MY CAR. WHEN I SPOKE TO MY MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER. FORD CURRENTLY HAS …
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MY BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO PRESS, CAUSING LONGER STOP TIMES. THIS WOULD HAPPEN RANDOMLY, BUT MULTIPLE TIMES EVERY DAY. FOR SAFETY REASONS, I HAD TO LEAVE AMPLE SPACE IN FRONT OF ME, AND COULD NOT LET MY CHILDREN DRIVE MY CAR. WHEN I SPOKE TO MY MECHANIC, HE TOLD ME IT WAS THE BRAKE BOOSTER. FORD CURRENTLY HAS A "PROGRAM" (13N02) FOR REPLACING THE BRAKE BOOSTER, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURING DATES INVOLVED. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED 2 MONTHS LATER THAN THE THE DATES INVOLVED. I HAD THE BRAKE BOOSTER REPLACED ON MY OWN, AND FORD WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY COMPENSATION FOR THE FAULTY PART.
NHTSA ODI #11243762
Official recalls
2Jul 2, 2014
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles manufactured September 2, 2010, to November 30, 2013; 2013-2014 Ford Taurus and Lincoln MKS vehicles manufactured August 25, 2011, to November 30, 2013; and 2013-2014 Ford Flex and Lincoln MKT vehicles manufactured September 12, 2011, to November 30, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the halfshaft retention circlip may not have been properly installed, and as a result, the halfshaft may move outward and disengage from the linkshaft while driving and without prior warning.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the halfshaft and linkshaft become disengaged while driving, power will no longer be transmitted to the wheels, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. Additionally, if the parking brake is not applied before exiting the vehicle, the vehicle may roll away despite the transmission being placed in 'Park', increasing the risk of injury to exiting occupants and bystanders.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles to make sure that the halfshaft is properly retained. If it is not, dealers will replace the linkshaft and also replace the halfshaft if it shows evidence of spline damage, free of charge. The recall began on August 4, 2014. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S10.
Jan 6, 2014
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Edge vehicles manufactured from September 2, 2010, through April 25, 2013, and equipped with 2.0L engines. The fuel line pulse damper metal housing may crack as a result of an improper manufacturing process. A cracked fuel line pulse damper housing may result in a combination of fuel odor, weepage, or a continuous leak while the fuel system is pressurized.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may result in a fire.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel line with one that does not have a damper, free of charge. The safety recall began on February 25, 2014. Owners may contact Ford at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 13S13. IMPORTANT: This recall supersedes recall 12V-438. All vehicles that have been remedied under the previous recall need to have the current remedy applied.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1PE16012 · Door Ajar Warning Light Always On
Opened Sep 28, 2016 · Closed Mar 20, 2017
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Interior Lighting; Latches/locks/linkages; Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation on September 28, 2016 based on allegations that the door ajar light located on the instrument cluster stays on all of the time even when all doors are closed and fully latched on 2011-2013 model year Ford Edge vehicles.When the light is illuminated continuously, vehicle occupants cannot be certain if any of the doors are properly latched.Reported safety consequences as a result of this issue include doors opening while driving (because doors were initially not latched properly), doors cannot be locked while driving, and the interior dome lights staying on continuously. Ford data received from the Information Request letter corresponding to this investigation indicates the failures were caused by contamination of the electrical contacts on the switch located within each door latch that tells the vehicle if the door is open or closed.All four doors contain the same latch design and switch.According to Ford, the Body Control Module (BCM) monitors the position of the switch and continuously samples it to detect a state of change.After a closed door state is detected, a continuous wetting current designed to keep the electrical contacts clean is sent from the BCM to the switches as long as the BCM is active.Beginning with the 2011 model year Edge vehicles, a change in BCM strategy resulted in a reduction of the wetting current sent out to clean the switch contacts by more than 75%.Over time, this low level of current is not sufficient to keep the switch contacts clean and contamination build up causes them to fail as described above.During the course of this investigation, ODI has identified a total of 1,983 complaints related to the door ajar light.Of these complaints, 14 indicated that a door opened while driving.Twelve of the 14 door opening events were situations where an occupant of the vehicle (often a child) opened a passenger door because the doors were not locked.The remaining two complaints involved a door opening on its own because the driver was unaware that the door was unlatched.There were no accidents but one complainant reported that a shoulder injury was caused by the driver having to repeatedly slam the door in an effort to get the door ajar light to turn off.After reviewing all available data, an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety has not been identified.The door latches themselves continue to function properly, remaining securely latched until acted upon by a driver or passenger.Child safety locks on the rear doors continue to function properly and can be used to prevent the rear doors from opening via the inside door handles.Vehicle crashworthiness is not affected by the lock condition of the doors and all active safety systems continue to function normally even if the vehicle BCM believes one or more doors is open.In addition, no accidents or accident related injuries have been reported.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, the investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.ODI numbers for the reports cited above are shown in the attached document.
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Interior Lighting
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation on September 28, 2016 based on allegations that the door ajar light located on the instrument cluster stays on all of the time even when all doors are closed and fully latched on 2011-2013 model year Ford Edge vehicles.When the light is illuminated continuously, vehicle occupants cannot be certain if any of the doors are properly latched.Reported safety consequences as a result of this issue include doors opening while driving (because doors were initially not latched properly), doors cannot be locked while driving, and the interior dome lights staying on continuously. Ford data received from the Information Request letter corresponding to this investigation indicates the failures were caused by contamination of the electrical contacts on the switch located within each door latch that tells the vehicle if the door is open or closed.All four doors contain the same latch design and switch.According to Ford, the Body Control Module (BCM) monitors the position of the switch and continuously samples it to detect a state of change.After a closed door state is detected, a continuous wetting current designed to keep the electrical contacts clean is sent from the BCM to the switches as long as the BCM is active.Beginning with the 2011 model year Edge vehicles, a change in BCM strategy resulted in a reduction of the wetting current sent out to clean the switch contacts by more than 75%.Over time, this low level of current is not sufficient to keep the switch contacts clean and contamination build up causes them to fail as described above.During the course of this investigation, ODI has identified a total of 1,983 complaints related to the door ajar light.Of these complaints, 14 indicated that a door opened while driving.Twelve of the 14 door opening events were situations where an occupant of the vehicle (often a child) opened a passenger door because the doors were not locked.The remaining two complaints involved a door opening on its own because the driver was unaware that the door was unlatched.There were no accidents but one complainant reported that a shoulder injury was caused by the driver having to repeatedly slam the door in an effort to get the door ajar light to turn off.After reviewing all available data, an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety has not been identified.The door latches themselves continue to function properly, remaining securely latched until acted upon by a driver or passenger.Child safety locks on the rear doors continue to function properly and can be used to prevent the rear doors from opening via the inside door handles.Vehicle crashworthiness is not affected by the lock condition of the doors and all active safety systems continue to function normally even if the vehicle BCM believes one or more doors is open.In addition, no accidents or accident related injuries have been reported.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, the investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.ODI numbers for the reports cited above are shown in the attached document.
Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation on September 28, 2016 based on allegations that the door ajar light located on the instrument cluster stays on all of the time even when all doors are closed and fully latched on 2011-2013 model year Ford Edge vehicles.When the light is illuminated continuously, vehicle occupants cannot be certain if any of the doors are properly latched.Reported safety consequences as a result of this issue include doors opening while driving (because doors were initially not latched properly), doors cannot be locked while driving, and the interior dome lights staying on continuously. Ford data received from the Information Request letter corresponding to this investigation indicates the failures were caused by contamination of the electrical contacts on the switch located within each door latch that tells the vehicle if the door is open or closed.All four doors contain the same latch design and switch.According to Ford, the Body Control Module (BCM) monitors the position of the switch and continuously samples it to detect a state of change.After a closed door state is detected, a continuous wetting current designed to keep the electrical contacts clean is sent from the BCM to the switches as long as the BCM is active.Beginning with the 2011 model year Edge vehicles, a change in BCM strategy resulted in a reduction of the wetting current sent out to clean the switch contacts by more than 75%.Over time, this low level of current is not sufficient to keep the switch contacts clean and contamination build up causes them to fail as described above.During the course of this investigation, ODI has identified a total of 1,983 complaints related to the door ajar light.Of these complaints, 14 indicated that a door opened while driving.Twelve of the 14 door opening events were situations where an occupant of the vehicle (often a child) opened a passenger door because the doors were not locked.The remaining two complaints involved a door opening on its own because the driver was unaware that the door was unlatched.There were no accidents but one complainant reported that a shoulder injury was caused by the driver having to repeatedly slam the door in an effort to get the door ajar light to turn off.After reviewing all available data, an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety has not been identified.The door latches themselves continue to function properly, remaining securely latched until acted upon by a driver or passenger.Child safety locks on the rear doors continue to function properly and can be used to prevent the rear doors from opening via the inside door handles.Vehicle crashworthiness is not affected by the lock condition of the doors and all active safety systems continue to function normally even if the vehicle BCM believes one or more doors is open.In addition, no accidents or accident related injuries have been reported.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, the investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.ODI numbers for the reports cited above are shown in the attached document.
Latches/locks/linkages
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation on September 28, 2016 based on allegations that the door ajar light located on the instrument cluster stays on all of the time even when all doors are closed and fully latched on 2011-2013 model year Ford Edge vehicles.When the light is illuminated continuously, vehicle occupants cannot be certain if any of the doors are properly latched.Reported safety consequences as a result of this issue include doors opening while driving (because doors were initially not latched properly), doors cannot be locked while driving, and the interior dome lights staying on continuously. Ford data received from the Information Request letter corresponding to this investigation indicates the failures were caused by contamination of the electrical contacts on the switch located within each door latch that tells the vehicle if the door is open or closed.All four doors contain the same latch design and switch.According to Ford, the Body Control Module (BCM) monitors the position of the switch and continuously samples it to detect a state of change.After a closed door state is detected, a continuous wetting current designed to keep the electrical contacts clean is sent from the BCM to the switches as long as the BCM is active.Beginning with the 2011 model year Edge vehicles, a change in BCM strategy resulted in a reduction of the wetting current sent out to clean the switch contacts by more than 75%.Over time, this low level of current is not sufficient to keep the switch contacts clean and contamination build up causes them to fail as described above.During the course of this investigation, ODI has identified a total of 1,983 complaints related to the door ajar light.Of these complaints, 14 indicated that a door opened while driving.Twelve of the 14 door opening events were situations where an occupant of the vehicle (often a child) opened a passenger door because the doors were not locked.The remaining two complaints involved a door opening on its own because the driver was unaware that the door was unlatched.There were no accidents but one complainant reported that a shoulder injury was caused by the driver having to repeatedly slam the door in an effort to get the door ajar light to turn off.After reviewing all available data, an unreasonable risk to motor vehicle safety has not been identified.The door latches themselves continue to function properly, remaining securely latched until acted upon by a driver or passenger.Child safety locks on the rear doors continue to function properly and can be used to prevent the rear doors from opening via the inside door handles.Vehicle crashworthiness is not affected by the lock condition of the doors and all active safety systems continue to function normally even if the vehicle BCM believes one or more doors is open.In addition, no accidents or accident related injuries have been reported.A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, the investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor the issue and reserves the right to take future action if warranted by the circumstances.ODI numbers for the reports cited above are shown in the attached document.
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