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1999 FORD RANGER — PARKING BRAKE

crash · 825946 · 2010-11-16

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
RANGER
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
PARKING BRAKE
Miles at failure
121,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

1999 FORD RANGER....LEFT REAR TIRE BLOW OUT ON FREEWAY...WHEN TIRE EXPLODED IT LIFTED THE REAR OF THE TRUCK UP AND IT STARTED TO SPIN COUNTER CLOCKWISE WHEN I TRIED TO KEEP IT STRAIGHT BY TURNING TO THE RIGHT IT CHANGED LANES IMMEDIATELY AND I WAS IN FRONT OF 2 SEMI TRUCKS I WENT UNDER ONE OF THEM WITH THE BED/REAR OF TRUCK. I LATER LEARNED THE TIRE HAD ALSO PULLED THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE OUT OF THE BACKING PLATE CAUSING THE LEFT WHEEL TO LOCK COMPLETELY...THE PARK BRAKE CABLES NEED ENCLOSED SOMEHOW SO THE TIRE CANNOT APPLY THE BRAKES.....THE REAR OF THE TRUCK ISN'T HEAVY ENOUGH DURING A BLOW OUT TO KEEP THE REAR END DOWN..........I HAD SEEN THIS HAPPEN TO A FORD EXPLORER WHERE THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW AND IT LIFTED UP 1 TO 2 FEET TURNED SIDEWAYS CHANGED LANES AND WAS HIT BY A CAR T-BONING IT HARD.......IF NITROGEN WAS USED INSTEAD OF AIR THEY MAY NOT EXPLODE LIKE THEY DO......MY TIRES WERE GOOD CONDITION FROM PEP BOYS BOUGHT BY MYSELF..........I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SURVIVE THIS ACCIDENT.....SOME PEOPLE WILL NOT!!!!!!!!! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10365899
Machine
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