Ford Econoline or E-Series vehicles, such as the Ford E350 and Club Wagon E350, probably pose a greater risk of deadly rollover accidents to their occupants than any vehicle currently being manufactured.

As shown in the documents we have assembled below, Ford has exercised a callous disregard for the safety of the American public.

Transcript of Default Hearing In Ford v. Johnson. Federal judge describes Ford's conduct As bordering on criminal and appearing to involve perjury. References concealed evidence of the E350 failing a slalom test by tipping up on two wheels and then tipping over on its side.

Transcript of the deposition of Richard Schettler. In this deposition, a Ford Engineer and test driver describes how he accidently drove up on two wheels for about 100 feet and then tipped over an E350 15 Passenger Van.

Affidavit of Dr. Thomas J. Wielenga. In this affidavit, an Automotive Engineer discusses Ford testing which indicated that the E350 was defective in that it would spin out of control in relatively simple steering manuevers. Wielenga also discusses Ford data that showed the E350 rolling over on J turn tests. He also discusses Ford's refusal to turn over Ford's refusal to provide complete disclosure of its ADAMS Simulation Model.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Research Note: The Rollover Propensity of 15 Passenger Vans. This scientific analysis by the U.S. government found that fifteen-passenger vans with ten or more occupants had three times the rollover ratio than those with fewer than ten occupants. Even when loaded with fewer than ten passengers, 15 passenger vans had a tendency to rollover far higher than most passenger vehicles.

National Transportation Safety Board Safety Recommendation To Ford. Analyses conducted by the Safety Board showed higher rollover ratios for
all levels of occupancy in the E350. Fifteen-passenger vans with 10 occupants had a rollover ratio of 85.0 percent compared with a ratio of 28.3 percent for vans with fewer than 5 occupants. (Congress has denied federal agencies the authority to simply order Ford not to sell the E350).

Ford Light Truck Stratey Review. This 1977 document discusses Ford's profit margins on the E350 and highlights its subsequent failure to modify the design by introducing safer dual rear wheels. (will be posted shortly)

Lewis Collin Moore - Engineer Report. This informative report by a licensed engineer and physist details stability defect in the E350.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Advisory: "Reducing The Risk of Rollover Crashes In 15 Passenger Vans."