1996 CHEVROLET ASTRO — STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 CHEVROLET ASTRO — STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Start: 2002-09-02

1 injured · 372239 · 2002-09-05

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: ASTRO
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Speed: 65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE DROPPED, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE BOUNCED ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC, CHILD HIT HIS HEAD ON SIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER DETERMINED THE TIE ROD BROKE ON PASSENGER SIDE.*JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8017977
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown