# 1999 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `414439` · 2003-06-24 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## 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
## 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
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