1998 VOLVO VN610 — STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 VOLVO VN610 — STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
Start: 2001-04-01

1 fatal1 injured · 351373 · 2002-04-02

Vehicle

Make: VOLVO
Model: VN610
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Volvo Trucks North America
Component: STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

Severity

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

Narrative

COMPANY OWNED VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL COLLISION. THE VEHICLE VEERED ACROSS THE MEDIAN AND OVERTURNED, KILLING DRIVER. INSPECTION OF VEHICLE'S STEERING GEAR BOX REVEALED SPLINES OF WORM GEAR WORN AWAY OR SHEARED GEARS. CRASH REPORT TO FOLLOW. *JG

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 564859
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown