2002 FORD EXPLORER — STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2002 FORD EXPLORER — STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
Start: 2002-08-24

crash · 446731 · 2003-12-29

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: EXPLORER
Year: 2002
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
Miles at failure: 16,000
Speed: 8 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN TOWING VEHICLE IN RECOMMENDED TOWING MODE, STEERING WHEEL LOCKING MECHANISM WILL RANDOMLY ENGAGE, LOCKING THE WHEELS OF THE TOWED VEHICLE. IF THIS OCCURS RIGHT AFTER A TURN, LOCKED WHEELS WILL PULL TOWED VEHICLE TO THE DIRECTION THAT WHEELS LOCKED IN.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10051224
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown