Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / MOUNTAINEER / 1997

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
1 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000007037 Incident Date: Dec, 31 1999
Consumer's City: SARASOTA Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: MOUNTAINEER Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Tires
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 4M2DU55P6VU Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 29 2000 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The vehicles left rear tire came apart causing the driver to loose control of the vehicle, as a result the vehicle rotated clockwise causing the vehicle to overturn several times and as a result the passenger was ejected out of the passenger side of the vehicle, the vehicle came to final rest on the shoulder,driver sustained incapacitating injuries, the passenger sustained incapacitating injuries but later died (florida traffic crash report, bridgestone/firestone, p235/75r15, wwilderness at m/s, vdhl1py147, unknown position). nlm