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2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1755824 · 2021-07-06

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
PASSAT
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
83,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2010 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving slowly towards a stop sign, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated and drove forward causing another vehicle to crash into the driver’s side of the vehicle. There were no injuries reported. A police report was filed. Neither the local dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000. The vehicle was destroyed.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11423625
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown