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2021 SUBARU OUTBACK — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1925027 · 2023-09-05

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
OUTBACK
Year
2021
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Speed
4 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

On Sunday, August 20, 2023 I was pulling into a parking spot in front of an Anytime Fitness at a local strip mall. As I applied the brake, the motor raced and accelerated driving me into a pillar outside of the fitness center. I was in shock, not understanding what had happened. Had I chosen to park one stall to the right, the car would have gone through the window of the business instead of the pillar. Considerable damage was done to the pillar and to my 2021 Subaru Outback, but I was not injured, and no one else was injured. I had the brakes checked at my vehicle service center and was told the brakes were functioning as they should be. The vehicle has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others. No warning was provided by the vehicle. The crash occurred in two seconds.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11542645
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown