2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
Start: 2000-09-17

crash1 injured · 243729 · 2000-09-29

Vehicle

Make: MITSUBISHI
Model: ECLIPSE
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component: STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
Speed: 60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICED AFTER THE ACCIDENT ABOUT TEN DAYS LATER. SHE WAS IN TRAFFIC AND SHE WAS TRYING TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN SHE TURNED, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 871916
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown