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FIRESTONE WILDERNESS — STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

1 fatalcrash2 injured · 315658 · 2001-09-21

Vehicle

Make
FIRESTONE
Model
WILDERNESS
Year
Manufacturer
FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO.
Component
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON JULY 11 2000 IN WHICH WE ROLLED OVER COUPLE OFF TIMES. WE HAD TAKEN THE EXPEDITION TO THE DEALERSHIP TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OUR COMPLAINT WAS THAT THE STEERING WAS TOO SOFT AND AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT I LEARNED THAT THE DEALERS WERE INSTALLING ANOTHER GEAR BOX FOR THE STEERING MAKE THE STEEERING HARDER AND FIRMER ALSO THE 2000 HAD A NEW GEAR BOX. PLEASE MAIL ME A COMPLAINT FORM. THANKS. *AK (TIRESIZE: 16)

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
752456
Machine
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