NHTSA Complaint #11121214 — 2003 FORD WINDSTAR

I PURCHASED THIS WINDSTAR IN JULY 2012. MY WIFE AND KIDS USE IT AS A DAILY DRIVER. WE ALSO USE THE MINIVAN FOR LONG TRIPS. IN JULY 2018, ONE MONTH BEFORE THE FAILURE, WE TOOK THE MINIVAN TO CAPE COD AND BOSTON. WE HAD 6 PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. THE FOLLOWING WEEK WE DROVE DOWN TO OCEAN CITY, MD AGAIN WITH THE 6 PEOPLE. WHEN THE AXLE CRACKED, I WAS PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE AXLE BROKE ON THOSE TRIPS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND 6 PEOPLE IN THE CAR?? PLEASE SEE PDF ATTACHMENT