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2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

1 fatalcrash2 injured · 487523 · 2004-07-30

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAILBLAZER
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Miles at failure
1,500

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH DRIVER SWERVED TO LEFT TO AVOID HITTING A MOTORIST. WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN BACK THE STEERING WHEEL BY TURNING IT TO THE RIGHT IT OVERCORRECTED SEVERELY. THIS RESULTED IN THE DRIVER LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHING INTO A TREE. UPONIMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER DIED, AND FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BROKEN NECK, SEVERE LACERATION TO THEIR SCULL, AND BRUISES. THE PASSENGER IN THE REAR SUSTAINED A BROKEN ANGLE , A DISLOCATED HIP, AND TWO BROKEN RIBS. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10083860
Machine
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