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2020 SUBARU FORESTER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1717805 · 2021-01-05

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
FORESTER
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
3,000
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 SUBARU FORESTER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ACCELATOR PEDAL MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE REVERSED A LITTLE BIT BEFORE ACCERLATING AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STRUCK A BUILDING AS A RESULT OF THE MALFUNCTIONING ACCELERATOR.. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOWING YARD. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED, AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11386675
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown