One problem related to hood latch has been reported for the 1996 Ford Escort. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
1996 Ford Escort, unit 1 was traveling west bound on the ohio turnpike. Unit 1's hood opened and struck the windshield. Unit 1 continued on to the next emergency pull off to file the report. Bf (ohio traffic crash report # 10-0142-90) updated 04/22/11.
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