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2015 TOYOTA COROLLA — STEERING

crash · 1218491 · 2015-09-14

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
COROLLA
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
6,500
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY TEENAGE LICENSED DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN RESLER, ON A FOUR LANE STREET, SHE WAS ON THE SECOND LANE TO THE RIGHT AND SHE MADE A SLIGHT RIGHT TURN FOLLOWING THE LANE, WHILE APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION WITH CLOUDVIEW AND RESLER THE STEERING WHEEL GOT STUCK. SHE DIDN'T HAVE CONTROL OVER THE FRONT WHEELS. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS IF IT HAD A LOCK ON IT AND SHE STARTED TO VERGE TO HER RIGHT AND SHE PRESSED ON THE BREAKS, BUT SHE STILL MERGED TO THE RIGHT ENOUGH TO HIT THE CAR NEXT TO HER CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. NOBODY WAS HURT, BUT THE CAR WAS BADLY DAMAGED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10763430
Machine
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