1987 FORD THUNDERBIRD — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1987 FORD THUNDERBIRD — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Start: 1998-07-02

1 fatal3 injured · 120937 · 1998-10-20

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: THUNDERBIRD
Year: 1987
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed: 45 mph

Severity

Deaths: 1
Injured: 3
Fire: No
Crash: No
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL SHORTED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO FALL OFF, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO CRASH INTO A BARN, INJURING THREE PASSENGERS AND KILLING ONE COW.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 781471
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown