# 1998 FORD EXPLORER — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `273688` · 2001-02-09 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
## Narrative
WAS BRAKING TO SLOW DOWN TO COME TO A STOP, AND A SEMI TRAILER HAD SLAMMED ON BRAKES SUDDENLY. DRIVER OF EXPLORER SLAMMED ON BRAKES,  PEDAL WAS HARD, AND  WOULD NOT MOVE. HAD NO BRAKES, AND REARENDED SEMI TRAILER.  BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO SIDE OF ROAD.  *AK
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