# 1985 TOYOTA CELICA — STEERING:LINKAGES
> NHTSA complaint `104529` · 1998-04-22 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 3
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** CELICA
- **Year:** 1985
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** STEERING:LINKAGES
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT, TRAVELING STRAIGHT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY HAD NO STEERING CAPABILITY.  VEHICLE HIT ONE CAR AND SWERVED, THEN HIT A CONCRETE WALL.  WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP,  THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THERE WERE THREE PEOPLE THAT HAD MINOR INJURIES, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.  *AK
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