Random form field gets autofocus on my form containing ion-inputs

I have this registration form in my Ionic App. The weird thing is that when the form opens, the focus always gets moved to the field which has Last 4 digits of SSN and the keyboard opens up. There is no code in the .TS file which can cause this. In fact I tried adding keyboard.close in IonViewDidEnter and even that doesn’t work

  ionViewDidEnter() {
      this.platform.ready().then(() => {
          setTimeout(() => this.keyboard.close(), 200);
      });
  }


<form (ngSubmit)="doRegister()">
    <div>
        <ion-item text-wrap>
            Sign-up
            <br>
        </ion-item>
        <ion-item>
            <ion-label floating>First Name</ion-label>  
            <ion-input type="text" [(ngModel)]="_register.firstName" name="firstName"></ion-input>
        </ion-item>
        <ion-item>
            <ion-label floating>Last Name</ion-label>
            <ion-input type="text" [(ngModel)]="_register.lastName" name="lastName"></ion-input>
        </ion-item>
        <ion-item>
            <ion-label floating>Last 4 digits of SSN/Tax ID</ion-label>
            **<ion-input type="text" [(ngModel)]="_register.ssn" name="ssn"></ion-input>**
        </ion-item>
        <ion-item>
            <ion-label floating>Date of Birth /Incorporation</ion-label>
            <ion-input type="text" [(ngModel)]="_register.dob" name="dob"></ion-input>
        </ion-item>
        <ion-item>
            <ion-label floating>Email</ion-label>
            <ion-input type="text" [(ngModel)]="_register.email" name="email"></ion-input>
        </ion-item>
        <ion-item>
            <ion-label floating>Password</ion-label>
            <ion-input type="password" [(ngModel)]="_register.password" name="password"></ion-input>
        </ion-item>
        <ion-item>
            <ion-label floating>Confirm Password</ion-label>
            <ion-input type="password" [(ngModel)]="_register.confirmPassword" name="confirmPassword"></ion-input>
        </ion-item>
        <ion-item text-wrap>
            <ion-label>View and accept Terms &amp; Conditions</ion-label>
            <ion-toggle (ionChange)="termsConditionsCheckClicked($event)" [(ngModel)]="_register.termsAndConditionsAccepted" name="termsAndConditionsAccepted"></ion-toggle>
        </ion-item>

        <ion-buttons end margin-right>
            <input type="button" value="Log in" ion-button outline (click)="gotoLogin()">
            <button ion-button type="submit">
                <span class="buttonText">Sign up</span>
            </button>
        </ion-buttons>
    </div>
</form>

I have an issue , a bit related to yours
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