2001 SUBARU IMPREZA — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 SUBARU IMPREZA — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Start: 2006-12-26

crash1 injured · 609928 · 2007-01-17

Vehicle

Make: SUBARU
Model: IMPREZA
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
Component: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Miles at failure: 121,000
Speed: 45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* - THE CONSUMER BLACKED OUT AND DOESN'T REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED. THE CONSUMER HIT A GUARD RAIL POST AND THEN TWO TREES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE STEERING WHEEL BROKE OF FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WHICH CAUSED THE AIR BAG FAILED NOT TO DEPLOY. UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10178946
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown