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2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — STEERING

crash1 injured · 989944 · 2013-06-28

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
JETTA
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
97,800
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN AND I HEARD A NOTIFICATION "BEEP" ON MY CAR'S DASHBOARD. I LOOKED DOWN TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND SUDDENLY MY STEERING LOCKED UP ON ME. HAVING NO CONTROL OF MY CAR, I DRIFTED INTO A CAR PARKED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STREET, CAUSING MY CAR TO FLIP OVER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10522270
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown