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2004 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE — STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE

crash1 injured · 512543 · 2004-12-16

Vehicle

Make
MITSUBISHI
Model
ECLIPSE
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.
Component
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
Miles at failure
10,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH AND TRYING TO GO AROUND ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE STEERING LOCKED. THIS WAS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKED, CAUSING A COLLISION. *AK ........DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10104963
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown