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2001 FORD EXPLORER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash1 injured · 255745 · 2000-11-13

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. BRAKES AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND CONSUMER HURT HIS HEAD. *AK THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL WERE VERY CLOSE TOGETHER THAT IT WAS EASY TO DEPRESS BOTH SIMULTANEOUSLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN. *YH

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
874843
Machine
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