# 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — STEERING:RACK AND PINION
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `655499` · 2008-01-29 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 2
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CAVALIER
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:RACK AND PINION
## Narrative
1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER WITH A STEERING COLUMN RECALL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY NEVER RECEIVED THE FIRST RECALL AND BY THE TIME THEY RECEIVED THE SECOND ONE THEIR DAUGHTER HAD DIED IN THAT VEHICLE DUE TO AN ACCIDENT.  *KB
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*