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2011 NISSAN SENTRA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

crash1 injured · 1291159 · 2016-06-20

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
SENTRA
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Miles at failure
65,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 NISSAN SENTRA. WHILE PARKING AND ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT'S FOOT BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A BRICK WALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN NOSE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 08/17/16*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOTALED. UPDATED 08/22/16.*JB *JS *JS *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10875364
Machine
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