# 2013 FORD FLEX — SUSPENSION
> NHTSA complaint `1999428` · 2024-06-13 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** Yes
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FLEX
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SUSPENSION
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
Steering locked up lower control arm snapped at the ball joint  where it's connected to cv axel. Sent my car into the rails and nearly.killed me and my passenger.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*