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2014 FORD FUSION HYBRID — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 1103603 · 2014-08-28

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION HYBRID
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
860
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DRIVING TO WORK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT BECAME INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND CONTROL CAR. I WAS VEERING AT FIRST TO THE LEFT THEN TO THE RIGHT. I TRIED NOT TO HIT THE PERSON ON MY RIGHT AND SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, WHICH CAUSED ME TO FISHTAIL AND HIT THE GUY ANYWAY. MY REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY GONE-ONLY A RIM REMAINED. THIS CAR HAS BARELY 800 MILES ON IT....SCARY AND SAD FOR THE GUY I HIT...ME-COMPLETELY SPOOKED AND VERY DISAPPOINTED ALBEIT GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE AND NOT RUN OVER BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC...:( *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10629181
Machine
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