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1999 FORD RANGER — TIRES

crash · 226676 · 2000-07-24

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
RANGER
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
TIRES
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING UP HWY 20 IN TOWN I HAD THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE/RIM/BRAKE ASSEMBLY SEPARATE FROM THE AXLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE WITH A ROCK IN THE SIDE OF THE HILL. HITTING THE ROCK HAD SENT ME BACK INTO THE HIGHWAY ON THE VEHICLES TWO LEFT TIRES. BOTH AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A HALT ON ALL THREE TIRES I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK TO FIND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE/RIM/BRAKE ASSEMBLY APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET BEHIND THE VEHICLE. I NOW OWN A THREE WHEELER THAT FORD OR THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF A FLAW OR DEFECT.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
725887
Machine
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