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2020 FORD EXPLORER — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 1716105 · 2020-12-29

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
6,853
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE A 2020 EXPLORER PLATINUM. I HAVE OWNED IT FOR LESS THAN 30 DAYS. MILEAGE AT TIME OF ACCIDENT IS 6853. I WAS TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE COUNTRY ROAD, THERE WAS ABOUT ONE INCH OF FRESH SNOW ON THE ROAD. I WAS DRIVING 20MPH. I CAME TO AN S CURVE THAT I WAS FAMILIAR WITH. I SLOWED TO 10MPH. I BEGAN MY TURN TO THE RIGHT, I LOST ALL STEERING, WAS FIGHTING WITH THE WHEEL, THEN SLID INTO A GUARD RAIL. BODY DAMAGE WAS MILD/MODERATE. HOWEVER STEERING WAS OUT AT THAT POINT. I RECEIVED A FLURRY OF ERROR MESSAGES HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE / REVERSE BRAKE ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE / PRE-COLLISION ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE / SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC. I NOTIFIED BOTH MY INSURANCE AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I TOWED IT HOME MYSELF. THEN IT WAS TOWED FROM MY HOME TO THE DEALER.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11385396
Machine
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