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2022 SUBARU OUTBACK — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

crash1 injured · 1816840 · 2022-06-05

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
OUTBACK
Year
2022
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

My wife who is a small statured woman was leaving parking lot of church onto a narrow 2 lane street. As she made a left turn, the right front tire climbed the curb and dropped back onto the street. The car suddenly accelerated to top speed and crushed into a tree about 50 yards down the street. Airbags deployed causing bone breaks in left cavalcule, fractured ribs and T12. The driver is short and must sit almost against the steering wheel to drive. Without much effort to stretch her toes, she is unable to push the accelerator to the floor. she said she tried to push on the brake with no results. Eyewitnesses said they watch as she was leaving, they noted the car "jumping the curb" and said the car suddenly accelerated to a very high speed and crashed into a tree. There were no distinctive marks to show any stopping action.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11467603
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown