# 2017 FORD EXPLORER — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1390067` · 2017-07-07 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 3,694
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD EXPLORER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WITH A WALL DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STRUCK THE STEERING COLUMN BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN HER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TO THE GORNO FORD DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM MODERATE CHEST PAIN FROM STRIKING THE STEERING COLUMN AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,694.
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