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2005 TOYOTA PRIUS — STEERING:LINKAGES

crash · 628854 · 2007-06-29

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2005
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
STEERING:LINKAGES
Miles at failure
26,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2005 PRIUS TOTALED. WHEEL SUDDENLY JERKED TO RIGHT AND PULLED VEHICLE OFF ROAD. NO APPARENT REASON FOR THIS, AS NOTHING HIT, POLICE REPORT TAKEN BY HIGHWAY PATROL, WITNESSES FROM BOTH DIRECTION TO PHYSICAL ACCIDENT. NO ONE HURT. VEHICLE CONSIDERED TOTAL. INSURANCE SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR TO CHECK IT OUT. CASE ALSO FILED WITH TOYOTA, WHO IS SENDING PERSON TO CHECK OUT VEHICLE. ALSO, COMPLAINT ON THIS WEDSITE, AS COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET IN AND GET BULLETIN ON RECALL RELATED TO FAULTY STEERING FOR PRIUS.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10194952
Machine
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