NHTSA Complaint #10950268 — 2004 VOLVO 780

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 VOLVO 780. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT RESPOND. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE KEPT DRIVING FORWARD UNTIL IT COLLIDED WITH A MEDIAN AND FINALLY STOPPED. THE ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED, INCLUDING THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND THE BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE POLICE IMPOUND YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EVALUATED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY OR MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,707.