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2013 LEXUS RX 350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1244473 · 2015-12-10

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
RX 350
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
30,000

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED FROM A STANDING STOP COLLIDED WITH OTHER VEHICLES AND WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. TOYOTA EXAMINED THE EVENT DATA RECORDER. THEY SAID THEY TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE (IMPOSSIBLE AS IT WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN). THEY SAID THE FLOOR MAT WAS UNSECURED (NOT SO I CHECKED IT AS DID THE LOCAL POLICE). THE LETTER FROM TOYOTA IS A COMPLETE WHITEWASH OF WHAT HAPPENED. I HAVE THE RESULTS OF THE EVENT DATA RECORDER.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10809525
Machine
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