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2015 PORSCHE MACAN S — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash1 injured · 1265682 · 2016-03-04

Vehicle

Make
PORSCHE
Model
MACAN S
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
6,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL WHEN DESCENDING THROUGH A MULTI-FLOOR PARKING GARAGE AT NORMAL SLOW SPEED. IT APPEARED TO BE UNINTENDED/UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE WALL, CAUSING THE WALL PANEL TO COME APART FROM THE STRUCTURE AND CAUSING VERY EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS DEEMED TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AS THEY SHOULD HAVE, WHICH PROTECTED THE DRIVER FROM SERIOUS INJURY.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10839950
Machine
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