1998 FORD EXPLORER — STEERING:RACK AND PINION

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 FORD EXPLORER — STEERING:RACK AND PINION
Start: 2001-07-22

crash · 336437 · 2002-02-28

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: EXPLORER
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: STEERING:RACK AND PINION

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE WAS APPROXIMATELY GOING 60MPH WHEN A LOSS OF STEERING CAUSED VEHICLE TO JERK SIDE TO SIDE AND ROLL OVER. METAL FATIGUE CAUSED THE HYDRUALIC RACK AND PINION TO BURST AND LEAK FLUID. THIS MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8004713
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown