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Ford Mustang Power Train Safety Report | June 16, 2011
Reported on June 16, 2011
|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| |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Mustang |
| Manufactured by: | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | AMARILLO TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1ZVBP8CF1C5 |
| Mileage: | 3000 miles. |
| Speed: | 25 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 8 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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