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2018 FORD MUSTANG — STEERING

crash · 1986177 · 2024-04-24

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
MUSTANG
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
46,000
Speed
63 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Mustang. The contact stated that while driving at 63 MPH, the steering wheel was guided to drive forward, however, the steering wheel independently steered to the left direction. The vehicle independently accelerated and crashed into a concrete road barrier. The driver's rear and the driver's front area of the vehicle were damaged. The side air bag deployed both the passenger and driver. No injuries were sustained. A police report was filed. The vehicle was able to be driven away from the crash scene. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle with an unknown steering part failure and the rear driver-side wheel bearing needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 46,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11584933
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown