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2006 SATURN ION — STEERING

crash · 1089641 · 2014-07-23

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
ION
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING

Severity

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

Narrative

OUR INSURED WAS ON I-10 METAIRIE AND HESITATED THAT THEY WERE TRAVELING DOWN I-10 AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THEM HIT THE BRAKES AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. OUR INSURED SLOWED AND INSD INSURED'S STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND WENT RIGHT AND THEN HE LOST CONTROL AND WENT TO THE LEFT HAND LANE FROM THE RIGHT LANE ACROSS 4 LANES/ OUR DRIVER DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. OUR INSURED WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER AND HE WAS ALMOST THERE AND THEN ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK HIS VEHICLE. OUR INSURED WAS CITED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING. OUR CLAIM NUMBER IS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10615746
Machine
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