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2012 MERCEDES-BENZ GL450 — POWER TRAIN

crash1 injured · 1269618 · 2016-03-21

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
GL450
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
8,608

Severity

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

Narrative

ON JANUARY 8, 2014, THE OWNER OF THE 2012 MERCEDES BENZ GL450 WAS INSIDE HER VEHICLE WITHIN THE GARAGE OF HER RESIDENCE, PREPARING TO LEAVE TO PERFORM ERRANDS. REALIZING SHE NEED TO ATTEND TO HER YOUNG CHILDREN, SHE PUT THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION INTO PARK AND WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE GL450 SUDDENLY BEGAN MOVING REARWARD IN REVERSE. THE REVERSING VEHICLE PINNED THE OWNER BETWEEN THE OPEN DRIVER'S DOOR AND THE GARAGE WALL, IMPACTING THE LEFT SIDE OF HER BODY WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO FRACTURE HER PELVIS AND BEND BACK THE HINGES OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR (SEE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH. THE VEHICLE THEN CAREENED OUT OF THE GARAGE WITH HER TWO SMALL CHILDREN INSIDE THE RUNAWAY DRIVERLESS VEHICLE. FEARING FOR THE SAFETY OF HER YOUNG CHILDREN WHO WERE STILL IN THE GL450, THE SEVERELY INJURED OWNER RAN DOWN THE DRIVEWAY TOWARD THE VEHICLE AND REACHED IT JUST BEFORE IT CRASHED INTO A GATE. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10850900
Machine
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