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1998 OLDSMOBILE 88 — STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

crash5 injured · 223382 · 2000-08-02

Vehicle

Make
OLDSMOBILE
Model
88
Year
1998
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
5
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40-45 MPH RIGHT INNER TIE ROD BROKE, AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HIT AN EMBANKMENT, CRASHED INTO A CULVER, AND WENT ACROSS A DRIVEWAY BEFORE STOPPING. THERE WERE FIVE PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE, AND ALL FIVE PASSENGERS WERE INJURED. VEHICLE WILL MOST LIKELY BE TOTALLED. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
866590
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown