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2023 FORD EXPLORER — SUSPENSION

crash1 injured · 1997310 · 2024-06-06

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
2023
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SUSPENSION
Speed
17 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The right front suspension collapsed after crossing railroad tracks at less than 10 mph, causing the vehicle to collapse and deploying all four airbags causing Minor injuries . A higher rate of speed would have caused severe injuries and possible fatalities. Ford has sent field engineers to examine the vehicle and pulled data from the rcm stating starting speed of 4.4 mph and 17.7 mph at time of impact. No collision and nothing in road way. THE Insurance company has the vehicle at a total loss and initially denied my claim, stating manufacturer defect, which I agree with. Ford has since denied my claim returning the liability to the insurance. No warning lights, or symptoms before the incident

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11592801
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown