# 1996 FORD BRONCO — STEERING
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `444109` · 2003-12-06 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** BRONCO
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
THE FOLLOWING IS A COMPLAINT ABOUT PRODUCT  AND SERVICES . PRODUCT  BEING 1996-97 MODEL VEHICLE FORD BRONCO VIN [XXX].     VEHICLE HAS BUILT-IN CONTROL AND ROLLOVER PROBLEMS BY DESIGN.  THIS WAS A CONTRIBUTING  FACTOR. WITH THE BRONCO CRASHING OFF THE MACKINAC BRIDGE MARCH 2, 1997 LOCATED IN MICHIGAN KILLING  [XXX]  OUR SON.  THE VEHICLE WAS LEASED NEW, IN 1996 AND MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY  EXPERIENCED  DIFFICULTY  KEEPING VEHICLE IN ITS LANE OF TRAVEL, IT WOULD DRIFT AND BOUNCE ABOUT THE ROAD THERE WAS A ROLLOVER  OF THIS VEHICLE AFTER IT IMPACTED A CURB ON MAY 11 1996.  SERVICES BEING THE FORD BRONCO  WAS TAKEN  TO ROMEO FORD DEALERSHIP IN ROMEO MICHIGAN  JAN 13 ,1997.  APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE FATAL CRASH.  THE TRUCK WAS EXPERIENCING PULLING TO ONE SIDE, STEERING INSTABILITY AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS  IT WOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT STILL HAD A HANDLING  PROBLEM  BUT THE FATALITY HAPPENED BEFORE THAT COULD TAKE PLACE.  *LA    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).  *TR
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