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1999 SUZUKI VITARA — STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM

crash · 213488 · 2000-05-22

Vehicle

Make
SUZUKI
Model
VITARA
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Suzuki Motor USA, LLC
Component
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 5-10 MPH GOING AROUND A LEFT HAND CURVE WHEN STEERING SPINDLE FAILED ,COMPLETLY SNAPPED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.CONSUMER CLAIMED IT WAS ALREADY 1/3 SNAPPED, DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
862312
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown