1989 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE — STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1989 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE — STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Start: 1996-04-06

crash1 injured · 231733 · 2000-08-19

Vehicle

Make: PONTIAC
Model: BONNEVILLE
Year: 1989
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Speed: 70 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

LEFT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AT ABOUT 70 MPH. DURING RESULTANT CRASH, SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED TO RESTRAIN DRIVER. INJURY SUSTAINED WAS A BURST FRACTURE OF THE L-1 VERTEBRAE RESULTING IN AN INCOMPLETE SPINAL CORD INJURY.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 728434
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown