IllustrationTHIS IS MY SECOND TIME REPORTING NON-WORKING DOOR LOCK SYSTEMS. HAS BEEN REPAIRED BUT CONTINUES TO NOT WORK. WHAT CAN BE DONE
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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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
1470–25K
63025–50K
50950–75K
24575–100K
206100–150K
56150K+
1,793 reports with mileage · 651 unknown
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
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.
33 crash reports7 fire reports24 injury reports
What owners actually said
2,444 reportsDOOR AJAR LIGHT STAYING ON FOR DRIVER DOOR. ALERT KEEPS TELLING ME TO PUT CAR IN PARK WHILE CAR IS IIN MOTION. DOORS WON'T LOCK WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. DONE LIGHTS STAY ON WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. THIS HAPPENED IN EARLY 2016 AS WELL, FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ENTIRE DOOR MECHANISM SO THIS PART IS ONLY 16 MONTHS OLD.
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, NO SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, ENGINE RPM DROPPED WITHOUT WARNING TO 400 RPM, CAR SPEED LIMITED TO 1 MPH. HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OFF 45 MPH, 4-LAND HWY. THRU HEAVY TRAFFIC TO REACH SIDE STREET (NO SHOULDER AVAILABLE). ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN - BUT NO RESPONSE TO THROTTLE PEDAL. CONDITION KNOWN AS "LIMP M…
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SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, NO SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS, ENGINE RPM DROPPED WITHOUT WARNING TO 400 RPM, CAR SPEED LIMITED TO 1 MPH. HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OFF 45 MPH, 4-LAND HWY. THRU HEAVY TRAFFIC TO REACH SIDE STREET (NO SHOULDER AVAILABLE). ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN - BUT NO RESPONSE TO THROTTLE PEDAL. CONDITION KNOWN AS "LIMP MODE". TURNED ENGINE OFF, WAITED FEW MINUTES, STARTED BACK UP NORMALLY. DEALER UNABLE TO PULL ERROR CODE. HOWEVER, RESEARCH AND COMPLAINTS FILED ON-LINE SHOW THIS IS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH FORD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THIS IS DEFINATELY A SAFETY ISSUE. MANY OTHER FORD MODELS HAVE HAD RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE ETB'S - BUT NOT MY VIN. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IS INDICATED BY "YELLOW WRENCH" INDICATOR - BUT SUDDEN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER IS SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE ON ROADS WITHOUT SHOULDER, OR WORSE, HEAVY MULTI-LANE TRAFFIC OR NARROW BRIDGES. FORD ACCEPTED COMPLAINT - BUT REFUSED EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE - DEALER CHARGES FOR REPLACEMENT ETB INSTALLATION WERE NOT SUBSIDIZED BY FORD. IF FORD ETB'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER MODELS, ALL ETB'S SHOULD BE RECALLED. SEVERE, SCARY, RELIABILITY & SAFETY ISSUE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, ALAN CAR CAR…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD EDGE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, ALAN CAR CARE, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
CONSTANT DOOR ADJAR WARNINGS. UPON CLOSING THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE DOOR ADJAR WARNING GOES OFF, AND I CAN NOT LOCK MY DOOR AFTER THIS WARNING GOES OFF. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT IF IT IS THROWING THIS DOOR ADJAR WARNING WHEN YOU PARK YOUR CAR, THE DOME LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AND DRAIN YOUR BATTERY. THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FAILURE, AND NEE…
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CONSTANT DOOR ADJAR WARNINGS. UPON CLOSING THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE DOOR ADJAR WARNING GOES OFF, AND I CAN NOT LOCK MY DOOR AFTER THIS WARNING GOES OFF. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT IF IT IS THROWING THIS DOOR ADJAR WARNING WHEN YOU PARK YOUR CAR, THE DOME LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AND DRAIN YOUR BATTERY. THIS IS AN ENGINEERING FAILURE, AND NEEDS HAVE A RECALL ISSUED. IF YOU CAN NOT LOCK YOUR DOORS WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING....NOW DAYS THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. CAN YOU SAY CARJACKING WAITING TO HAPPEN?? THINK ABOUT YOUR FAMILY, DRIVING IN A CAR WITH THIS PROBLEM...NOT A GOOD FEELING HUH? MAKE THIS A RECALL FORD! STAND BEHIND YOUR VEHICLES THAT YOU SELL !!!!!
DRIVER DOOR AJAR WARNING STAYS ON. WITH THAT THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND CAR WILL NOT LOCK WHILE DRIVING. DRAINS BATTERY. ALARM KEEPS BEEPING AS I'M DRIVING. ALL ARE SAFETY CONCERNS.
2ND AND 3RD CYLINDERS IN MY 2.0 ECOBOOST ENGINE ARE MISFIRING. CAR HAS 63000 MILES. CAR SHAKES WHEN IDLING AND DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. CAR DRIVES AT 6000 RPM WHEN GOING 60MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR SHAKES AND JERKS WHEN DRIVING. CHANGED ENGINE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS AND THAT DID NOTHING.
VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW AND NOW HAS 60000 MILES. WE HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS BEFORE 06/14/17. DRIVING TO WORK, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND SPEEDOMETER QUIT REGISTERING. THE YELLOW WRENCH CAME ON INDICATING THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF POWERTRAIN FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS ON A TWO-LANE BRIDGE AND HAD …
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VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW AND NOW HAS 60000 MILES. WE HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS BEFORE 06/14/17. DRIVING TO WORK, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND SPEEDOMETER QUIT REGISTERING. THE YELLOW WRENCH CAME ON INDICATING THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF POWERTRAIN FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS ON A TWO-LANE BRIDGE AND HAD TO LIMP TO THE OTHER SIDE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. WAS NOT ABLE TO TRAVEL MORE THAN 1-2 MILES PER HOUR. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND DECIDED TO RESTART THE CAR. VEHICLE WORKED NORMALLY AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE INTO WORK. CONTACTED FORD SERVICE AND MAKE APPOINTMENT TO BRING IT IN THE NEXT MORNING FOR DIAGNOSIS. TECHNICIAN VERIFIED CONCERN, TRIED TO PULL A CODE, WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ONE, BUT DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY INTERNAL FAILURE AND REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED PCM. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM AND PART BY FORD BUT NOT FOR THE EDGE. HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE MANY EDGE OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES OR IS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
WHEN YOU SHIFT INTO DRIVE THE DOOR ADJAR LIGHT COMES ON, THE CHIME AND MESSAGE TO SHIFT TO PARK AND THE INABILITY TO LOCK THE DOORS. IT CAUSES A SAFETY PROBLEM FOR THE DRIVER. VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR.
THE LEFT REAR DOOR AJAR NOTIFICATION LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL NOT GO OFF, EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS SHUT. WHICH MEANS THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED, BUT NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES, OR HOW MUCH FORCE IS USED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, THE NOTIFICATION WON'T GO AWAY, AND THE DOORS WO…
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THE LEFT REAR DOOR AJAR NOTIFICATION LIGHT ON THE DASH WILL NOT GO OFF, EVEN THOUGH THE DOOR IS SHUT. WHICH MEANS THE DOME LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED, BUT NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES, OR HOW MUCH FORCE IS USED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, THE NOTIFICATION WON'T GO AWAY, AND THE DOORS WON'T LOCK WHILE IN MOTION.
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.
Additional source detail variants (3)
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.