1997 FORD CROWN VICTORIA — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 FORD CROWN VICTORIA — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Start: 2003-08-25

fire · 426869 · 2003-09-23

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: CROWN VICTORIA
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Miles at failure: 74,500
Speed: 55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE FRAME CONTROL ARM BRACKET PULLED AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED A COLLISION. *AK (PULLED A "BIG CHUNK" OUT OF THE FRAME) THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT FORD COVER THE EXPENSES FOR THE REPAIR. RECALL# 98V322000. *SCC *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10034586
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown