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2020 CHEVROLET BOLT EV — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1778108 · 2021-11-11

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
BOLT EV
Year
2020
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I was slowly pulling into a parking lot with my Bolt EV 2020, the car accelerated uncontrollably and in a split second had collided into the wall in front of me. A section of the wall had broken and the car was wedged in the broken section of wall. This is how it came to a stop. The acceleration was so sudden and uncontrollable that even slamming my feet against the brakes did not help slow down and avert the accident. It is notable that the air bags did not engage during this accident. This wall adjoined an apartment complex and a commercial property. It was fortunate that nobody was affected expect for damage to property. But the collision could have easily caused damage to lives had there been people on the apartment complex side of property. I also had a minor less 10 years old in my car who could have been potentially affected. On reading online, I came to notice two recalls on the vehicle. One of them about the floor mats and possible acceleration as the one described by me seems related. I was not notified by Chevrolet about this recall. I could have removed the floor mats had I known about the additional issue. The only notifications I got were for the battery, for which we have followed the safety pre-cautions prescribed. This incident happened less than 14 hours at the time of writing. A police event has been filled (EVENT 21-34-0195) with the Sunnyvale department of public safety. The insurance representatives are yet to inspect the vehicle. There were no w

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11440129
Machine
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