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1998 TOYOTA CAMRY — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

crash1 injured · 153256 · 1999-06-04

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
1998
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED WHEN DRIVING IN CLEAR, DRY, MIDDAY WEATHER ON I-695 IN BALTIMORE. CAR WOBBLED RIGHT THEN LEFT. DRIVER TRIED TO COMPENSATE, BUT CAR RADICALLY OVERSTEERED AT FIRST. THEN, ON ITS OWN, THE CAR SHARPLY VEERED LEFT ACROSS HIGHWAY INTO CONCRETE WALL. SKID MARKS SHOWED CAR TRAVELING IN DIRECTION OF WHEELS, I.E. NO LATERAL SKID MARKS, SO WHEELS WERE TURNED TO LEFT IN SPITE OF ATTEMPTS TO TURN RIGHT. WE ARE TEMPORARILY HOLDING THE CAR FOR YOUR POSSIBLE INVESTIGATION. PLEASE NOTIFY ASAP. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
707207
Machine
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