# 1998 FORD EXPLORER — STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `481973` · 2004-06-28 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** EXPLORER
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
## Narrative
ON 6/18/04 MY FAMILY WAS IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT WHILE ON VACATION IN NY.  MY SON WAS DRIVING AND SWERVED TO AVOID A CAR COMING AT HIGH SPEEDS.  THE STEERING BECAME VERY LOOSE AND WE ROLLED OVER.  BEFORE ROLLING OVER, HE TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL AND TOTTTLED LEFT THEN TOTTLED RIGHT AND THEN FLIPPED AND LANDED ON THE HOOD.  THE THREE WITH MINOR INJURIES INCLUDED CUTS ON HANDS FROM CLADD, SPRAIN NECK AND BRUISES.*AK
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