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1996 FORD EXPLORER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

crash1 injured · 222810 · 2000-07-27

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE IN REVERSE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A COLLISION, AND MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE HAD ACCELERATED FORWARD AT FULL THROTTLE AFTER STARTING DISPITE FRANTIC BREAKING BY DRIVER. *YH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
866138
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown