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2014 GMC SIERRA 1500 — STEERING

crash1 injured · 1384047 · 2017-06-12

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA 1500
Year
2014
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
29,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I WAS LEAVING A STORE PARKING LOT AND BEGAN A LEFT TURN WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS WRENCHED OUT OF MY HANDS AS IT SPUN AROUND CAUSING MY TRUCK TO VEER SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND TO HIT ANOTHER STATIONARY VEHICLE. GMC SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THE STEERING WAS BROKEN AND PROCEEDED TO REPLACE THE STEERING MODULE. I RETAINED THE OLD MODULE AS EVIDENCE THE TIE ROD BECAME DISCONNECTED CAUSING THE ACCIDENT. NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED ALTHOUGH I HAS THE SKIN ON MY HAND AND FOREARM RUBBED OFF BY THE STEERING WHEEL.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10994380
Machine
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