# 2001 FORD TAURUS — SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `956652` · 2013-01-07 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 2
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** TAURUS
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS
## Narrative
2ND REQUEST ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENTS, REQUESTING NHTSA NOT ONLY RECALL THE 2001 FORD TAURUS BUT REOPEN A 2007 INVESTIGATION RE THIS MATTER, ES HAVE NO REC OF PREVIOUS LTR FM SEN. MCCONNELL BUT RE ES11-005500/S/ C.LIEU  *SMD  THE CONSUMER STATED HER BROTHER AND HIS FRIEND DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, AND A THIRD PASSENGER WAS INJURED, WHEN THE REAR SPRING BROKE AND CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.
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