# 2002 FORD EXPLORER SPORT — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `481418` · 2004-06-24 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER SPORT
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Miles at failure:** 32,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING  20 MPH AND COMING INTO A TURN CONSUMER STARTED TO BRAKE.  THE BRAKES GRABBED SEVERELY, AND  CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COLLIDED WITH A GUARD RAIL ON THE RIGHT SIDE, AND BOUNCED TO THE LEFT, COLLIDING WITH AN EMBANKMENT.  CONSUMER STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE LEFT WINDOW, AND  THEN DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED.   CONSUMER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES FROM THE GLASS, AND BURNS FROM THE AIR BAGS.  THE POLICE DID ARRIVED,  AND CONSUMER WAS CITED.  *AK
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