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2000 NISSAN ALTIMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 224232 · 2000-08-08

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
ALTIMA
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT APPLIED BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHILE FOOT WAS ON BRAKES, CAUSING VEHICLE TO HIT TREE/ ROCKS, AND RAN INTO A CANAL. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND CONSUMER UNBUCKLED SEATBELT. ALSO, JUMPED INTO CANAL FROM PASSENGER'S SIDE BECAUSE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS STUCK. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
867192
Machine
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