1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Start: 2000-04-22

crash · 209305 · 2000-04-27

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: MALIBU
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Speed: 40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 40-45 MPH AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. CONSUMER COULDN'T STRAIGHTEN OUT WHEEL & VEHICLE SPUN AROUND & HIT CONCRETE WALL. ALSO, AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY UNTIL ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER VEHICLE HAD HIT CONCRETE WALL. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 861044
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown