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2012 FORD FUSION HYBRID — SERVICE BRAKES

crash2 injured · 1133065 · 2014-11-20

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION HYBRID
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
16,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN STEEP DRIVEWAY BY MY 88-YEAR-OLD FATHER. HE SAYS CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT HIM GIVING IT GAS. HE IS BACKED UP BY BLACK BOX, WHICH SAYS NO PRESSURE ON ACCELERATOR. HE ALSO SAYS BRAKES DIDN'T WORK, WHICH IS NOT BACKED UP BY BLACK BOX, WHICH SAYS NO PRESSURE ON BRAKE EITHER. CAR LEFT DRIVEWAY, HIT TREE, AND ENDED UP APPROX 200 YARDS DOWN STEEP HILL. BLACK BOX SAYS ROLLING OCCURRED. ONLY PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NO FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND NO DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. INJURIES TO BOTH HIM AND HIS COMPANION RESULTED IN HOSPITALIZATION TO BOTH. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10659815
Machine
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