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1998 ACURA INTEGRA — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

crash · 103646 · 1998-04-15

Vehicle

Make
ACURA
Model
INTEGRA
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING TRIED TO GET ONTO ANOTHER LANE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. ONCE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, DRIVER FELT SOMETHING VIBRATING UNDER THE VEHICLE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE WHEEL STARTED TURNING, BUT THE COLUMN WAS LOCKED, CAUSING THE DRIVER NOT TO BE ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO THE MIDDLE LANE AND HIT A CEMENT WALL. THEN FINALLY THE WHEEL TURNED AGAIN AND WENT INTO THE BARREL IN THE STREET. DRIVER DID STEP ON THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE STILL CRASHED INTO THE WALL. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
822429
Machine
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