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2009 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1020108 · 2013-11-06

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
50,500
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA TACOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, HE APPROACHED A STOP SIGNAL. AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE SURGED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V388000 (SPEED CONTROL) WAS NOT RELATED OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. THE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION OCCURRED TWO TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, AN ENGINEER WAS REFERRED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO PERFORM AN INVESTIGATION RELATED TO THE DEFECT, AND GATHER INFORMATION FROM THE DATA RECORDER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,500.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10551087
Machine
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