# 2005 VOLVO 780 — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `850514` · 2011-04-07 · Volvo Car USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLVO
- **Model:** 780
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** Volvo Car USA, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 500,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLVO 780. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WENT WHEEL BECAME VERY LOOSE AND BEGAN TO SPIN INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE CONTACT WAS REPORTED INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE DRIVE LINK FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 500,000.
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