# 1999 SAAB 9-5 — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
> NHTSA complaint `240330` · 2000-09-08 · SAAB CARS USA, INC.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SAAB
- **Model:** 9-5
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** SAAB CARS USA, INC.
- **Component:** STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
MY SAAB WAS TOTALLED ON 11/15/99 BECAUSE IT BEGAN TO ROLL FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHEN I MADE A QUICK LANE CHANGE.  THIS ROLLING HAD HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS BUT I MANAGED TO REGAIN CONTROL BOTH  TIMES.  THE LAST TIME I WAS NOT SO LUCKY.  I H
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