# 1996 CHEVROLET TAHOE — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `116120` · 1998-09-28 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** TAHOE
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN STEERING WHEEL RETRACTING ROD CAME LOOSE AND VEHICLE LOST CONTROL.   HIT A TREE AFTER LEAVING ROAD. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. NOTICED UNDER HOOD NUT & BOLT WAS LEFT OUT FROM MANUFACTURER.  *AK
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