# 2018 TOYOTA AVALON — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1600580` · 2019-09-06 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** AVALON
- **Year:** 2018
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 44,000
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
I WAS TRAVELING ON I-294 SOUTH IN THE VICINITY OF, SOUTH HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS TRAVELING ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR.  I WAS NEXT TO THE MEDIAN.  THERE WAS A CAR NEXT TO ME THAT WAS BEHIND AN 18 WHEELER, PULLING AN EXTRA TRAILER.  THE 18 WHEELER SWERVED TO MISS A CAR AND AS A RESULT OF THE 18 WHEELER SWERVING, THE CAR NEXT TO ME SWERVED TO MISS THE TRAILER; WHEN THAT HAPPENED I SWERVED TO MY LEFT BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE.  AS I DID SO MY VEHICLE MADE CONTACT WITH THE EMERGENCY STRIP THAT MAKES A NOSE LIKE YOUR TIRES ARE FLAT, ALMOST INSTANTLY IT APPEARED THAT I WAS PULLED INTO THE WALL MEDIAN.  THERE WAS NO WAY THAT I COULD HAVE CORRECTED THAT WITH ALL THE STRENGTH THAT I WAS PUTTING INTO GETTING MY VEHICLE BACK IN THE LANE.
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