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PETERBILT 320 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

1 fatalcrash1 injured · 310442 · 2001-08-27

Vehicle

Make
PETERBILT
Model
320
Year
Manufacturer
PETERBILT MOTOR COMPANY
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE TRUCK IS IN NEUTRAL IT WILL JUMP INTO DRIVE AND TAKE OFF. VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL, SHIFT LEVER WENT INTO DRIVE, AND SMASHED SOMEONE BETWEEN A WALL AND TRUCK. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
895237
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown