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1997 FORD EXPEDITION — TRAILER HITCHES

crash · 220263 · 2000-07-12

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPEDITION
Year
1997
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TRAILER HITCHES

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 62MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE PULLING A CARGO VAN WITH FURNITURE INSIDE OF THE HITCH THAT THEY WERE MOVING. TRAILER STARTED TO FISHTAIL, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. TRAILER DISCONNECTED FROM VEHICLE AND REMAINED ON STREET LEVEL. THEN, VEHICLE VEERED INTO A GUARDRAIL AND INTO A DITCH. AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
865334
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown