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2014 FORD TAURUS — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 1808126 · 2022-04-19

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
TAURUS
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
160,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2014 Ford Taurus. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH the vehicle began to drift to the right and then to the left. The contact attempted to steer the vehicle back to the middle of the lane the power steering lost functionality. The contact stated that the "vehicle stability" or the slipping car icon warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that he drifted into the cab of a tractor-trailer and collided on the right front cab side of the vehicle and ricocheted across the lane to the left and collided with the highway divider wall on the driver's side. Additionally, the contact stated that he had lost brake functionality. The contact was able to safely come to a stop. The contact was not injured. The police arrived on the scene and wrote a report. The contact had the vehicle towed to a body shop. The body shop diagnosed the vehicle with unrepairable damage to the frame. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to the open recall he had on his vehicle, NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V072000 (Suspension). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11461387
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown