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2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC — SUSPENSION

crash · 531305 · 2005-04-14

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
EXPLORER SPORT TRAC
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SUSPENSION
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2004 FORD EXPLORER SPORT TRAC RAN INTO GUARDRAIL TWICE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. *MR WHILE DRIVING 70 KM A CROSS WIND BLEW THE REAR OF THE TRUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A GUARDRAIL. ANOTHER TIME THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 55 KM WITH THE 4WD ON WHEN THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AN HIT A GUARDRAIL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *NM WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL GRABBED THE SLUSH ABOUT 1 INCH THICK, THE CONSUMER RELEASED OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, SLIGHTLY CORRECTED THE STEERING TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT GOING TO THE RIGHT, HIT THREE POSTS AND THEN CAME BACK. *SC *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10117867
Machine
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