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2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash2 injured · 1040007 · 2014-02-21

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAVERSE
Year
2012
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
52,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK, HIP, AND KNEE INJURIES WHILE THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED LUNG CONTUSIONS FROM THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10565267
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown