1995 MITSUBISHI MONTERO — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

1 fatalcrash6 injured · 155149 · 1999-06-17

Vehicle

Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: MONTERO
Year: 1995
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Speed: 55 mph

Severity

Deaths: 1
Injured: 6
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 52 MPH, THE DRIVER STARTED TO HEAR DRILLING SOUNDS/VIBRATION FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING HE COULDN'T CONTROL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. TRIED TO PUT ON BRAKES, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FLIP AND SPIN AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. SIX (6) INJURIES AND ONE (1) FATALITY. *AK*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 830559
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown