1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 FORD THUNDERBIRD — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Start: 2000-05-20

crash · 223541 · 2000-08-03

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: THUNDERBIRD
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Speed: 30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 30MPH & APPLYING THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING A VEHICLE THAT STOPPED. HOWEVER, VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS, AND IT REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT DUE TO NO BRAKES. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC INDICATED BRAKES WERE GONE. PIN IN THE BRAKES HAD BROKEN WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKES TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 866739
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown