# 1989 FORD TEMPO — STEERING:LINKAGES
> NHTSA complaint `214388` · 2000-05-20 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** TEMPO
- **Year:** 1989
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STEERING:LINKAGES
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
FRONT RIGHT TIE ROD SNAPPED IN TWO PIECES.  CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING.  RIGHT TIRE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE.  CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE SHARPLY INTO CURB.   POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS INJURY BUT WAS ON A  "GET ON" RAMP TO FREEWAY.   SO WAS VERY LUCKY BECAUSE NO UNCOMING TRAFFIC AND NO PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC.  VEHICLE WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN ANY PREVIOUS ACCIDENT. *AK
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