What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2006055
- Recall date
- 9 March 2006
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- Freestar
- Model years
- 2005 to 2006
- Vehicle class
- Minivan
- System
- Other
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 3,229
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain vehicles equipped with Power Liftgate option, in the event of a liftgate strut malfunction, the liftgate may fall freely without warning after the liftgate is powered open. If the vehicle operator or passenger is standing beneath the liftgate when it falls, an injury may result. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the power liftgate module. The latest software version allows the motor to sense a falling liftgate and activate an un-commanded power close mode to control lowering of the liftgate in the event that a strut failure occurs.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2006055.