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2000 SATURN SW — STEERING

crash1 injured · 381228 · 2002-11-06

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
SW
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AT ABOUT 70 MPH ON THE FWY. I SWERVED LEFT TO AVOID A COLLISION, ABS CAUSED STEERING TO TIGHTEN, I WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN, SO I PULLED HARDER TO THE RIGHT. I SKIDDED RIGHT, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH MY RIGHT FRONT AT ABOUT 50MPH. THE SRS AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. I CONTINUED TO SLIDE TO 180 DEGREES. ROLLING BACKWARDS, I HIT THE CENTER DIVIDER WITH THE RIGHT REAR BUMPER AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THE IMPACT CAUSED MY SEAT BACK TO COLLAPSE (RECLINE), ALTHOUGH I WAS WEARING A SEATBELT. I WAS EJECTED AND SLAMMED THE BACK OF MY HEAD INTO THE CEILING OF THE CAR. I WAS HOSPITALIZED. THE IMPACT ALSO RUPTURED THE FUEL TANK. DRIVING CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR, AND DRY. DT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
769341
Machine
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