NHTSA Complaint #10099079 — 2004 FORD F-250

TRUCK FAILED TO RESPOND TO STEERING. ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT FOR RIGHT DRIFT TRUCK CROSSED OVER LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING DAMAGE. *BF VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO STEERING WHILE CONSUMER DROVE AROUND A CURVE AT 35 MPH. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT HUB LOCKING TAB WAS POSITIONED IN LOCK WHILE THE LEFT FRONT WAS FREE. THE TIRES WERE MARKED ON THE SIDEWAYS AS M & S (MUD AND SNOW) TIRES WERE OVER INFLATED FOR THE LOAD CONDITION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THFOR THE RIGHT DRIFT THE TRUCK CROSSED OVER TO THE LEFT SHOULDER CROSSING THE TWO LANE ROAD HITTING A FENCE AND ON THE SUBSEQUENT CROSSOVER HIT A BERM AND ROLLED ACROSS THE HIGHWAY ENDING UP WITH THE RIGHT SIDE IN A DITCH. *TC