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2015 INFINITI Q40 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

crash · 1589140 · 2019-07-29

Vehicle

Make
INFINITI
Model
Q40
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
52,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE IN MOTION ON A HIGHWAY THE VDC (AUTO HYDROPLANE CORRECT FUNCTION) IS SUSPECTED TO HAVE CAUSED INCREASE LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO OBSERVE THAT THE VDC LIGHT WAS FLICKERING ON AND OFF. IT DID INITIALLY COME ON TO AUTO CORRECT BUT THEN ABRUPTLY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HYDROPLANE, DESPITE THE FUNCTION BEING ON AND CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO DIVERT INTO A GUARDRAIL...

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11240262
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown