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1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

1 fatalfirecrash2 injured · 414439 · 2003-06-24

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
CORVETTE
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
Miles at failure
41,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
2
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY SON WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND HE CROSSED THE MEDIAN AND WAS HIT BY ANOTHER CAR AND WAS KILLED, HIS PASSENGER WAS INJURED CRITICALLY AND REMEMBERS THAT AN INSTANT BEFORE THE CRASH AND THE CROSSING OF THE MEDIAN THAT THE CAR STEERING WAS LOCKED. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10023670
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown