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2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 1068561 · 2014-05-23

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
35,000
Speed
3 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILST STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, BEHIND A SUBURU, THE BRAKE FAILED AND HIT THE SUBURU. (THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE BRAKE FAILED, BUT FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS INVOLVED WHEN THE CAR DID NOT STOP. THE DRIVER BELIEVED THAT BLACK ICE WAS INVOLVED, BUT AFTER THE INCIDENT WITH THE SUBURU, REALIZED THAT IT WAS BRAKE FAILURE.) BELIEVING THAT THE AUTO COULD NO LONGER BE TRUSTED, IT WAS SOLD. TOYOTA INSISTED IT WAS DRIVER ERROR., AND CLAIMED THAT THERE WAS NO FAULT IN THE BREAKING SYSTEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10593779
Machine
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