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1998 FORD F-150 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 312134 · 2001-08-30

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
F-150
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

PROCEEDED DOWN WET HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH. VEHICLE AHEAD SLOWED. APPLIED BRAKES, HAD FULL LOCKUP AND HIT CAR AHEAD AT EST 7 MPH SPEED. ANTILOCK SYSTEM DID NOT ACTIVATE AT ALL. HAD NOTICED TIS PHENOMENA AT STOP SIGNS IN WET CONDITION BEFORE, HAD CHECKED AT DEALER, NO PROBLEM FOUND BY TECHNICIAN. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM ASSOCIATED ONLY WITH WET ROAD CONDITIONS. SOFTWARE PROBLEM RATHER THAN MECHANICAL. AM AWARE OF OTHER CASES. ALTHOUGH MY DAMAGE MINOR, I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED DUE TO POTENTIAL SERIOUS NATURE OF PROBLEM.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
751387
Machine
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