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BUICK REGAL — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

crash · 106281 · 1997-09-14

Vehicle

Make
BUICK
Model
REGAL
Year
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

Severity

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

Narrative

SHIFTED GEAR TO REVERSE, IMMEDIATELY THE AUTOMOBILE TOOK OFF AT HIGH SPEED IN REVERSE, BRAKING SYSTEM HAD NOT EFFECT IN STOPPING OR SLOWING THE CAR, SHIFTED INTO PARK, THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AT VERY HIGH SPEED, NO BRAKING ABILITY, RESULTING IN A CRASH.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
522038
Machine
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