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2014 FORD FOCUS — STEERING

crash1 injured · 1449398 · 2018-02-21

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FOCUS
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING

Severity

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

Narrative

CPSC: A WEEK AGO, MY SON WAS DRIVING APP 45 MILES PER HOUR WHEN SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING LOCKED, JERKING HIS VEHICLE TO THE LEFT, ACROSS THE ADJACENT LANE ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. HE ATTEMPTED TO REDIRECT THE VEHICLE, BUT THE STEERING WAS LOCKED AND HE COULD NOT CONTROL THE CAR. *DT THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE BECAME AIRBORNE. THE SEAT BELT LOCKED AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11074787
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown