1996 MERCURY SABLE — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 MERCURY SABLE — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Start: 1997-06-22

crash · 78455 · 1997-06-24

Vehicle

Make: MERCURY
Model: SABLE
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
Speed: 65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT OR ABOUT 70 MPH THE BOLTS ON THE STEERING COLUMN FELL ON TO THE FLOOR OF THE CAR, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO TURN IN, OWNER HAD NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE AFTER BOLTS CAME LOSE, THIS INCIDENT CAUSED OTHER ACCIDENTS ON THE EXPRESSWAY, MANFACTURER CONTACTED. *AK *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 813474
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown