# 1996 FORD WINDSTAR — SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
> NHTSA complaint `551403` · 2005-08-25 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** WINDSTAR
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
## Narrative
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 FORD WINDSTAR. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED ON MARCH 17, 2005. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALERSHIP VERBALLY TOLD HER THAT  VEHICLE WOULD PASS INSPECTION. HOWEVER, SHE DID  NOT HAVE THIS INFORMATION IN WRITING. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THE STABILIZER BAR BROKE WHILE PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED.  HOWEVER, THERE WERE CHILDREN IN THE CAR. AFTER EXAMINING THE BROKEN  STABILIZER BAR ONE COULD TELL THAT THE BAR WAS SHREDDED, AND THEY SAW  WHERE THE BAR HAD BEEN WELDED ONTO THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT  SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP SHE  ASKED IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO PURCHASING IT.   THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THERE WAS NO  POLICE REPORT.  HOWEVER, THERE WERE PREVIOUS ACCIDENTS PRIOR TO THE CONTACT'S  OWNERSHIP OF  THIS VEHICLE.*AK
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