# 2000 MAZDA 626 — SUSPENSION
> NHTSA complaint `481810` · 2004-07-30 · Mazda Motor Corp.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MAZDA
- **Model:** 626
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Mazda Motor Corp.
- **Component:** SUSPENSION
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH  VEHICLE BOGGED DOWN ON THE CONSUMER.  THEN, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY A 18 WHEELER.   CONSUMER SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES TO THE LUMBAR REGION OF THE TORSO.   *AK     WHILE DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD THUMP.  AFTER THE NOISE WAS HEARD THE REAR END AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP.  AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE TRAVELED TO THE LEFT ACROSS THE LANES AND IN THE FRONT OF AN 18 WHEELER.  *NM
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