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2007 SUBARU OUTBACK — STEERING

crash · 613727 · 2007-02-19

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
OUTBACK
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
307
Speed
60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WE PURCHASED A SUBARU OUTBACK ON 2/3/07 AND THE ACCIDENT WAS ON 2/7/07, AT 10:05 AM. I WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL AT 60 MPH AND I WAS IN THE PASSING LANE, ALL OF A SUDDEN I STARTED TO GO TO THE LEFT, AGAINST THE GUARD RAIL, I THOUGHT I WAS ON BLACK ICE, BUT THE ROAD WAS DRY, BUT BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS ICE, I DID NOT TOUCH THE BRAKE, AND THEREFORE I WAS STILL GOING 60 MPH IN CRUISE CONTROL. I TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND BACK TO THE LEFT AND THEN TO THE RIGHT AGAIN, STILL ON CRUISE CONTROL, I HIT THE GUARD RAIL ON MY RIGHT...HEAD ON...THEN THE CAR BACKED AROUND AND STOPPED WITH THE REAR BUMPER ON THE SAME GUARD RAIL THAT I HAD HIT HEAD ON. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10182932
Machine
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