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2001 JEEP CHEROKEE — STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION

crash · 343474 · 2002-04-16

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
CHEROKEE
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE OVERSTEERED TO THE RIGHT, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND OVERTURNED, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK VEHICLE WAS ANALYZED AND WAS FOUND THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY TIGHTENED ADJUSTING COLLAR ON THE DRAG LINK, THIS CAUSED THE EXTRA EFFORT HAVING TO BE APPLIED BY THE OPERATOR TO TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT TO CORRECT THE EXCESSIVE RIGHTWARD MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE, WHEN THE ADJUSTING COLLAR FINALLY MOVED, IT CREATED THE ABRUPT MANEUVER THAT RESULTED IN THE OVERTURNING OF THE VEHICLE. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
8007775
Machine
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