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2016 LEXUS ES — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 2053910 · 2025-01-07

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
ES
Year
2016
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
131,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owned a 2016 Lexus ES. The contact stated while at a stop sign, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the brakes failed to engage and the vehicle unintentionally accelerated which caused the front driver's side of the vehicle to crash into another vehicle. There was severe cosmetic damage however, no injuries was sustained. The air bags was deployed. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the vehicle was totaled. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 131,000.Â

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11634569
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown