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2015 SUBARU FORESTER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash1 injured · 1932743 · 2023-10-03

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
FORESTER
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
50,000
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2015 Subaru Forester. The contact stated that while driving at 1 MPH into a parking space, the contact attempted to shift the transmission into park (P) while depressing the brake pedal when the vehicle inadvertently lunged forward and crashed into a building. No warning light was illuminated. The air bags did not deploy. The impact caused soreness in her chest and stomach. The contact received medical attention on the scene from Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the tow yard. The vehicle was not yet deemed totaled by the insurance company. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11547939
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown