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FIRESTONE FIRESTONE — STEERING:RACK AND PINION

crash1 injured · 364606 · 2002-07-21

Vehicle

Make
FIRESTONE
Model
FIRESTONE
Year
Manufacturer
FIRESTONE STEEL PROD. CO.
Component
STEERING:RACK AND PINION

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE LOST STEERING AND WENT INTO AN UNCONTROLABLE SKID. TOTAL VEHICLE'S ROTATION WAS GREATER THAN 360 DEGREES. CROSSED THREE LANES OF INTERSTATE TWICE BEFORE CONTACT WITH CONCRETE HIGHWAY BARRIER. INSURANCE HAS CONDUCTED AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINED THAT STEERING COMPONENTS SEPARATED CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. LEFT REAR TIRE FAILED AFTER LOSS OF STEERING.*AKY

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
764534
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown