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An accident occurred when I was driving on the highway. The metal strap that supports the passenger side of the fuel tank failed; the bracket to which the forward end of this strap mounts to, has broken free from the underbody. The strap and bracket seem to be in good shape but it's the welds that hold the bracket to the underbody has broken. When the bracket broke free from the underbody, it dropped to the ground while still attached to the strap and dragged on the road making a very loud metal-dragging-on-road screeching noise. The fuel tank now has dropped about 3 inches down almost touching the ground, the fuel tank could break into two if it drops all the way to the ground and spark a fire. This is a major safety issue, welds for fuel tank straps just do not randomly pop off from the car, what if I were in an accident and the fuel tank broke free and became punctured, I would be fried to a crisp.
- Plano, TX, USA
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- South Hackensack, NJ, USA