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2001 FORD EXPLORER — STRUCTURE

1 injured · 367963 · 2002-03-15

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STRUCTURE

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMERS DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN SOME ONE CUT IN FRONT OF HER. TAKING EVASIVE ACTIONS TO AVOID A CRASH THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES ON THEM. AS A PRECAUTION, CONSUMER HAD ALL 4 TIRES REPLACED. THE ROLL OVER WAS NOT CAUSED BY TIRE DELAMINATION. CONSUMER STATES BECAUSE OF THE ROLLOVER RISKS INVOLVED WITH THE FIRESTONE TIRES ON THIS PARTICULAR SUV IS THE REASON CONSUMER REPLACED THE FIRESTONE TIRES AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE. DESPITE THE PRECAUTION THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER. CONSUMER WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO RECONSIDER ITS DECISION NOT TO INITIATE A SAFTEY INVESTIGATION OF THE FORD EXPLORER. *JG

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
564668
Machine
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