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1999 MERCURY COUGAR — SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT

crash1 injured · 241173 · 2000-09-21

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
COUGAR
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 20-25 MPH AND MAKING A MERGE TO RIGHT LANE AND DUE TO STRUT BREAKING, CAUSING STEERING TO BECOME INOPERATIVE, AND RESULTING IN A CRASH. FORD WAS NOT WILLING TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. *AK DURING THE CRASH, THE WHEEL AND EVERYTHING ATTACHED TO THE WHEEL CAME OFF. *YH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
871145
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown