# 1998 OLDSMOBILE 88 — STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
> NHTSA complaint `223382` · 2000-08-02 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 5
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** OLDSMOBILE
- **Model:** 88
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## 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
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