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2012 FORD FOCUS — STEERING

1 injured · 1238326 · 2015-11-15

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
49,500
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE CHROME TRIM ON THE STEERING WHEEL HAS BEGUN TO PEEL IN MULTIPLE PLACES. THIS WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION AFTER SOME OF THE PEELED AREAS LACERATED MY FINGERS WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING ME TO ABRUPTLY PULL MY HAND OFF OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND SWERVE THE VEHICLE. I ATTEMPTED TO GRAB THE STEERING WHEEL AGAIN AS MY FINGERS WERE BLEEDING. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10790477
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown