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2020 LEXUS GX460 — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

crash · 1728053 · 2021-02-19

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
GX460
Year
2020
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Miles at failure
10,000
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AS I WAS PARKING IN FRONT OF MY WORKPLACE, MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND FLEW OVER PARKING DIVIDER TO OTHER SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT ABOUT 25 YARDS. AT THE TIME I WAS PULLING IN MY PARKING SLOT LIKE EVERY DAY IN THE MORNING, TURNING 90 DEGREES AND DRIVING VERY SLOW, AND SLOWING DOWN TO COMPLETE MY PARKING. MY CAR HIT AND FLEW OVER PARKING SIGN AND OTHER OBSTACLES PLACED ON CURBSIDE DIVIDER. I LET MY CAR TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IMMEDIATELY REPORTED MY SAFETY CONCERNS TO THE LEXUS HEADQUARTERS THEY ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE. I HAVE SIGNED AND SUBMITTED CONSENT FOR THOROUGH INSPECTION OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEM TO LEXUS CORP., WHICH I'M UPLOADING FOR YOUR INFORMATION.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11396976
Machine
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