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2014 INFINITI Q50 — STEERING

crash · 1751352 · 2021-06-09

Vehicle

Make
INFINITI
Model
Q50
Year
2014
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
STEERING

Severity

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

Narrative

1. The Electric Power Assist System or DAS malfunctioned preventing the car to steer correctly. When pulling out of side street onto the main boulevard, the car would not steer straight, there was no response from the steering wheel input and the vehicle crashed into a parked car parked on the side of the road 2. The safety of the driver and others were put at risk because the car crashed. 3. The problem has not be confirmed by the dealer our insurance company stated they may or may not investigate the problem. 4. Our insurance company has photos of the accident and damaged vehicle but has not inspected the car components for possible failure. 5. No warning light or messages were displayed to the best of my knowledge prior to the crash. 6. There was a safety recall # 16V430000 for this model and model year but our VIN indicates that there is not an outstanding recall currently for the car

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11420260
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown