# NHTSA Engineering Analysis EA97026
> **FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING FAILURE** · Opened 1997-11-26 · Closed 1998-05-13
## Investigation
- **Action number:** EA97026
- **Type:** Engineering Analysis
- **Open date:** 1997-11-26
- **Close date:** 1998-05-13
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Affected makes:** FORD
- **Affected components:** SUSPENSION
- **Affected model years:** 1993
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 2
## Summary

ALLEGED THE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRINGS MAY FRACTURE, PERMITTING SUSPENSION COLLAPSE, POSSIBLE TIRE PUNCTURE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR COMPROMISE TO VEHICLE SAFETY

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=EA97026)
---
*AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*