# 2024 FORD ESCAPE — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `2226711` · 2026-07-17 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ESCAPE
- **Year:** 2024
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## Narrative
I was driving my 2024 Ford Escape approximately at 20-25 mph on the street when the hood flew open, hit, and shattered my windshield.  The hood remained against the windshield and I immediately stopped the car and removed the hood from the windshield.   I was not injured as a result of this incident.  There was no warning or alert that the hood might have been open.  Most cars have a hood ajar alert but it appears that in this case the system failed.   I subsequently drove the car home and alerted my insurance company and the Bill Brown Ford Dealership.  I took the car to the dealership and they inspected the car and stated the safety hood latch was intact.  However, prior to the incident, I did not open the hood nor did I release the hood safety latch.  There was never a warning light to indicate the hood was ajar.  I did filed a police report with the Farmington Hills Police Department.  There were no
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*