# NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE98024
> **TIE ROD END FAILURES** · Opened 1998-04-21 · Closed 1998-07-21
## Investigation
- **Action number:** PE98024
- **Type:** Preliminary Evaluation
- **Open date:** 1998-04-21
- **Close date:** 1998-07-21
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Affected makes:** FORD; LINCOLN
- **Affected components:** STEERING
- **Affected model years:** 1996, 1997, 1998
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 8
## Summary

There is no summary currently available

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=PE98024)
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