2007 Ford F-250 SD defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2007 Ford F-250 SD. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

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  Engineering Analysis EA08007 · opened Mar 14, 2008 · closed Mar 31, 2009

  This investigation was opened based on 78 consumer complaints of severe suspension and steering wheel oscillations after the subject vehicles traveled over an uneven surface.odi was concerned about these complaints because many of them alleged loss of control and the loss of control occurredat speeds above 50 miles per…

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  Preliminary Evaluation PE07057 · opened Nov 15, 2007 · closed Mar 14, 2008

  Odi has received 78 consumer complaints of severe suspension and steering wheel shimmy and oscillations commencing after the subject vehicles traveled over an uneven road surface. The majority of these incidents occurred at speeds of 50 mph or greater.thirteen of the complaints received by odi allege loss of steering c…