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2004 SATURN ION — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM

crash2 injured · 595720 · 2006-09-11

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
ION
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
Miles at failure
37,000
Speed
38 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2004 SATURN ION RIGHT FRONT TIRE WORN DOWN TO METAL. THEN RIGHT FRONT LOWER ARM BROKE INTO CAUSING A CRASH. NO CORRECTIONS WERE DONE. SATURN CO. SAID IT WASN'T A FAULTY PART. SAID PART BROKE WHEN HITTING A THE CURB. CURB WAS HIT BECAUSE NO CONTROL OF STEERING. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10167877
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown