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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION TORSION BAR

Action number
PE98009
Opened
Feb 13, 1998
Closed
Jun 30, 1998
Outcome
Closed without recall

Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company

What NHTSA is examining

Three consumers have reported failure of one of the two front suspension torsion bars in the subject vehicles.in one case the failure occurred while the vehicle was in operation, and the vehicles were parked when the other two failures occurred.no crashes have been reported.torsion bar failures are considered to be fairly uncommon and in each of the reported cases, the failures occurred at relatively low mileages.the failures are also reported to have occurred in a common location, approximately six inches from the control arm.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to evaluate the scope and potential safety related consequences of these failures.

Vehicles under investigation

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.