"takata recall" purchased the vehicle with 158,000 miles on it. Owned for one month. Barely driving even 12 miles a day as I have been laid off from job. Vehicle was parked in driveway, sitting. Opened the rear lift gate to retrieve groceries and closed gate. Rear window blew out into a million pieces with the center piece that is plastic? twisted as well. Did notice crack in panel near the emblem shortly after the purchase of vehicle and I thought that the prior owner may have backed into something, although there was no dent or paint marked up near the crack, so I was stumped as to how it got that way). After inquiring on the internet, I found several complaints about the lift gate panel and glass falling out. I had sealed the crack with clear silicone just a week after purchasing in order to keep the water out of the lift gate. Dealer ran my VIN and said there was no recall for this vehicle. I purchased a vehicle report this morning for my VIN and it indicates that there was a recall on glass that states the #dot430 is defective glass. I am not sure if this is the stamping on my glass as the dealership/bodyshop removed that panel and threw out the panel in the garbage. They sealed the rear lift gate with plastic while the insurance adjuster evaluates. I know this problem has been ongoing by all the reports that I have read online and should be covered by Ford or whatever manufacturer who supplied parts. This is a very dangerous issue and needs to be addressed and should not be the responsibility of the owner to fix. My insurance company told me last week that I may be responsible since I was not involved in an car accident. This should not be my responsibility to pay for!

- Caro, MI, USA