# 1996 GMC SUBURBAN — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
> NHTSA complaint `105980` · 1998-05-07 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SUBURBAN
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH THE STEERING WHEEL CAME LOOSE AND WAS ABLE TO BE TURNED  360 DEGREES, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE HITTING A WALL DUE TO  A LOOSE BOLT IN  STEERING COLUMN.  *AK
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