# 1988 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS — SUSPENSION:FRONT
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `435922` · 2004-12-03 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 1
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** OLDSMOBILE
- **Model:** CUTLASS
- **Year:** 1988
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SUSPENSION:FRONT
- **Miles at failure:** 120,000
- **Speed:** 45 mph
## Narrative
1988 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS- ENGINE CRADLE AND/OR FRONT SUSPENSIONS BROKE CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.  *LA  THE CLAIM WAS FILED FOR THE DECEASED CONSUMER.  THE ENGINE CRADLE FELL.  THE  VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON ROADWAY AND RAN OFF THE ROADWAY INTO A DITCH AND BEGAN TO ROLL APPROX. THREE TIMES COMING TO A REST UPSIDE DOWN.  THE CONSUMER WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE 20 FEET FROM THE VEHICLE.  *TC
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