DOOR AJAR SENSOR IS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED, ENGINE ON AND WHILE DRIVING. DOOR LIGHT CONSISTENTLY STAYS ON WHEN DRIVING AND DOOR IS CLOSED. UPDATED 09/09/15*LJ UPDATED 12/9/2015*JS
2013 Ford Edge
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Edge years
Owner complaints for the 2013 Ford Edge are substantially higher than the model-year median of 724.
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
1,793 reports with mileage · 651 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 854 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes. Review the 529 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 300 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
Structure complaints
300 reportsTHE DRIVER'S DOOR AJAR LIGHT ON THE DASH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY SHUT. THE DOOR NEEDS TO BE SLAMMED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHES, BUT SOMETIMES WILL NOT GO OUT AT ALL. THIS LEAVES DRIVER WITH AN INSECURE FEELING THE CAR DOOR IS NOT SECURELY CLO…
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THE DRIVER'S DOOR AJAR LIGHT ON THE DASH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STAY ILLUMINATED EVEN WHEN THE DOOR IS COMPLETELY SHUT. THE DOOR NEEDS TO BE SLAMMED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHES, BUT SOMETIMES WILL NOT GO OUT AT ALL. THIS LEAVES DRIVER WITH AN INSECURE FEELING THE CAR DOOR IS NOT SECURELY CLOSED WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WIDESPREAD ON THIS MODEL VEHICLE FROM WHAT I READ ON THE INTERNET.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DID NOT LOCK AND THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED DAILY. THE CONTACT HAD TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE D…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DID NOT LOCK AND THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED DAILY. THE CONTACT HAD TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR AJAR AND ENGINE WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED. IN ADDITION, THE DOME LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO CLOSE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET THE MESSAGE TO STOP DISPLAYING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEA…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR AJAR AND ENGINE WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED. IN ADDITION, THE DOME LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO CLOSE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES TO GET THE MESSAGE TO STOP DISPLAYING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
DRIVER DOOR AGAR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. I HAVE TO REPETITIVELY SLAM MY DOOR FIFTEEN TO TWENTY TIMES FOR LIGHT TO GO OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE INSIDE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND IT IS DRAINING MY BATTERY. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD VE…
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DRIVER DOOR AGAR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. I HAVE TO REPETITIVELY SLAM MY DOOR FIFTEEN TO TWENTY TIMES FOR LIGHT TO GO OFF. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE INSIDE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND IT IS DRAINING MY BATTERY. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES AND I VOICED MY CONCERN TO THEM AND TOLD THEM THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM AND IT SHOULD BE AT FORD'S EXPENSE NOT OWNERS EXPENSE. FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID TO SAVE MY RECEIPT IF THERE IS AN UPCOMING RECALL.
THE CAR SURGED FORWARD AFTER THE BREAK PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH INTO A TREE. DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. AT LEAST THREE OTHER INCIDENTS WHERE THE CAR SURGED FORWARD BUT DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH. TOOK THE CAR TO FUTURE FORD AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO NO…
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THE CAR SURGED FORWARD AFTER THE BREAK PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH INTO A TREE. DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP. AT LEAST THREE OTHER INCIDENTS WHERE THE CAR SURGED FORWARD BUT DID NOT RESULT IN A CRASH. TOOK THE CAR TO FUTURE FORD AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO NOTHING WAS DONE. LATEST EVENT ON 5/22/2015 WHERE THE CAR SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. IN BOTH INCIDENTS, WE WERE LUCKY IN THAT NOBODY WAS INJURED. THE SURGES LAST ABOUT 4 TO 5 SECONDS.THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NOTHING IS DONE TO STOP THE SURGE EXCEPT PUSH HARDER ON THE BREAK PEDAL. FUTURE FORD SERVICE MANAGER STATED NOTHING CAN BE DONE WITHOUT POSITIVE PROOF IN THE ERROR CODES.
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AJAR SENSOR STAYS ON. MAYBE SEVERAL TIMES OF CLOSING IT REAL HARD TURNS IT OFF L. WILL EVEN ILLUMINATE IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STREET, SUDDENLY THE "DRIVERS DOOR AJAR" ALARM AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ON THE DASH, THE DOOR WAS SECURED SHUT, BUT INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON AS IF DOOR WAS OPEN. SINCE THE INITIAL DATE OF INCIDENT THE VEHICLE NOW DOES THIS DURING OPERATION, WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, OR IN MOTION. A CALL TO THE LOCAL FOR…
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WHILE DRIVING DOWN A STREET, SUDDENLY THE "DRIVERS DOOR AJAR" ALARM AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ON THE DASH, THE DOOR WAS SECURED SHUT, BUT INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON AS IF DOOR WAS OPEN. SINCE THE INITIAL DATE OF INCIDENT THE VEHICLE NOW DOES THIS DURING OPERATION, WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, OR IN MOTION. A CALL TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT IT WAS INDICATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMPLAINT OF HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF LATE MODEL FORD OWNERS AND THAT, STILL AT THIS TIME, FORDMOCO HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE DOOR LATCHES, THUS IF NOT UNDER THEIR 3YR/36,000MILE WARRANTY THE PART WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT THE VEHICLE OWNERS EXPENSE OF AROUND $400-$500 U.S. FOR THE PART AND REPAIR. I WAS DIRECTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT VIA SAFERCAR.GOV WEBSITE, AND TO ALSO EXPLORE MANY INTERNET WEBSITES AND FORUMS RELATED TO THIS ONGOING ISSUE. UPON A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH, I WAS EASILY ABLE TO FIND THAT INDEED THE FORD SERVICE ADVISER WAS CORRECT IN THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS BY MANY LATE MODEL VEHICLE OWNERS CONCERNING THE DOOR LATCH SENSOR FAILURES, CAUSING THE ALARM/WARNING LIGHT TO ACTIVATE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, OR PARKED, WHETHER THE VEHICLE WAS ON OR OFF.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOOR WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE DOORS WERE SECURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
2013 FORD EDGE DRIVER DOOR SENSOR REMAINS AJAR, I CLOSE THE DOOR MORE THAN 7 TIMES FOR THE INSIDE LIGHT TO TURN OFF. WHILE DRIVING THE SENSOR WILL TURN ON AND DOORS WILL NOT LOCK.
Official recalls
214V393000 · Power Train:axle Assembly:axle Shaft
Jul 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.
14V002000 · Fuel System, Gasoline
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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