1998 HONDA ACCORD — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 HONDA ACCORD — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Start: 2002-02-22

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Vehicle

Make: HONDA
Model: ACCORD
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Speed: 60 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 2
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

INVESTIGATED 2 ACCIDENTS IN THE LAST 1-1/2 WEEKS ON 97 AND 98 HONDA ACCORD THAT WAS GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN DRIVER SAID STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP WHEN PASSING ANOTHER CAR. RESULTED IN HEAD ON COLLISION AT HIGHWAY SPEED. UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH STEERING OR SUSPENSION PARTS ON EITHER CAR AT TIME OF INSPECTION. NLM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 759921
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown