2000 DODGE DAKOTA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 DODGE DAKOTA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Start: 2001-03-16

crash1 injured · 286156 · 2001-04-11

Vehicle

Make: DODGE
Model: DAKOTA
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Speed: 15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

RUBBER COVER CAME OFF BRAKE PEDAL WHILE APPLYING AND CAUSING DRIVER'S FOOT TO SLIDE ONTO ACCELERATOR PEDAL, WHICH ACCELERATED VEHICLE AND CAUSED A FOUR CAR ACCIDENT. DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK THE RUBBER COVER FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT GLUED AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ACCIDENT. *YH

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 885716
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown