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2016 POLARIS SPORTSMAN — STEERING

crash1 injured · 1633073 · 2019-12-30

Vehicle

Make
POLARIS
Model
SPORTSMAN
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Polaris Industries Inc.
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
900
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING DOWN TRAIL, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST MY POWER STEERING, CAUSING ME TO GO OFF TRAIL AN HIT A BIG ROCK THROWING ME OVER HANDLE BARS, GOOD THING I HAD HELMET ON, BUT I DID BREAK MY FINGER ON MY LEFT HAND,

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11292151
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown