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2016 SUBARU FORESTER — FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

crash · 1987229 · 2024-04-28

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
FORESTER
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I was driving very slowly in a long line of traffic due to a sudden downpour of hail, ice pellets, and frozen rain which blanketed the road in white. Suddenly, without warning, my 2016 Subaru Forester accelerated and veered to the right and into a grove of trees doing extensive damage to the front end. The vehicle was totaled by my insurance company. I suspect that there was sudden acceleration and because of the icy road conditions my car left the road instead of plowing into the car ahead of me. The airbags didn't go off and I wasn't hurt at all but the entire front end was beyond repair.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11585676
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown