# 1997 FORD EXPEDITION — WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
> NHTSA complaint `155182` · 1999-06-17 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPEDITION
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT  60 MPH DRIVER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR END OF VEHICLE.  RIGHT AFTERWARDS THE LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF DUE TO LUGS:NUTS: BOLTS SHEARING OFF. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BY DEALERSHIP. ON APRIL  24TH, WHILE DRIVING RIGHT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF, SENDING VEHICLE INTO A GUARDRAIL AND DITCH.  THE LUGS: NUTS AND BOLTS SHEARED OFF. *AK  THERE WAS A RECALL, 98V095, HOWEVER CONSUMER'S FAILURES HAPPENED PRIOR TO THIS RECALL, ON THE SECOND INCIDENT THERE WERE 2 INJURED PEOPLE, DEALER PAID FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT'S REPAIRS.   *SLC
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