TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CROSSED OVER THE HIGHWAY, CRASHING INTO A MOUNTAIN SIDE. WHEN THE AUTHORITIES ARRIVED, THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINED SEIZED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.