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2003 OLDSMOBILE ALERO — STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY

crash1 injured · 542264 · 2005-07-02

Vehicle

Make
OLDSMOBILE
Model
ALERO
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Miles at failure
43,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CAR SHARPLY PULLD TO LEFT AND THEN VEARED OFF ROAD AND STARTED FLIPPING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. HIGHWAY PATROL AND OTHER WITNESSES SAW CAR WHILE TURNED UPSIDE DOWN AND SAW TIEROD WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN, MENTIONING THAT THIS WAS WHAT CAUSED IT TO SHARPLY VEAR TO THE LEFT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10127324
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown