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2013 SUBARU OUTBACK — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 1933252 · 2023-10-04

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
OUTBACK
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
2 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I was pulling into a parking space very slowly when the car went into overdrive and suddenly accelerated at a high speed. It plunged down a slight decline and hit a large tree. My airbag failed to deploy although I was thrown violently forward, and the car sustained severe front end damage. The car is considered a total loss and I spent a day at a hospital emergency room. The sudden unexpected acceleration and the lack of airbag inflation is going to be assessed by Subaru on 10/24/23. I understand that there are two class action lawsuits against Subaru (in NJ & CA) for this same unanticipated acceleration issue.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11548304
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown