2000 AUDI S4 — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 AUDI S4 — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Start: 2004-12-27

crash · 518394 · 2005-01-26

Vehicle

Make: AUDI
Model: S4
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Miles at failure: 71,000
Speed: 50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

A FRONTAL COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 50 MPH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF THE STEERING COLUMN. NEITHER THE DRIVER NOR THE ONE PASSENGER WAS INJURED. BOTH PARTIES WERE WEARING SEAT BELTS.*AK *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10108897
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown