1997 SATURN SC — STEERING:LINKAGES

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 SATURN SC — STEERING:LINKAGES
Start: 2001-06-14

crash · 299160 · 2001-06-19

Vehicle

Make: SATURN
Model: SC
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: STEERING:LINKAGES
Speed: 5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THREADS STRIPPED BETWEEN THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE TIE ROD ON DRIVERS SIDE CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT SPEED IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY. DEALER IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 747076
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown