# 2000 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
> NHTSA complaint `505124` · 2004-11-04 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CORVETTE
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
- **Speed:** 75 mph
## Narrative
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 75 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP.  CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT CRASHED INTO  GUARD RAIL AND FLIPPED THREE TIMES,  LANDING  IN A DITCH.  UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.  DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD AND NECK INJURIES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED. *AK
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