NHTSA complaint: 2007 DODGE NITRO — SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 DODGE NITRO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED AGAINST A TOTAL OF FOUR VEHICLES. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, SHE REALIZED THAT THE BOLT JOINT AND TIE ROD WAS FRACTURED AND HAD CAUSED THE WHEEL TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND TWO DRIVERS OF OTHER VEHICLES WERE INJURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation