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1993 WINNEBAGO BRAVE — STRUCTURE

2 fatal1 injured · 333484 · 2002-01-23

Vehicle

Make
WINNEBAGO
Model
BRAVE
Year
1993
Manufacturer
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Component
STRUCTURE
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
2
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED ESTIMATED AROUND 40 MPH THE MOTOR HOME HIT A TREE CAUSED TWO FATALITIES AND ONE NECK INJURY. THIS CASE WAS TRIED IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT, THE VERDICT OF GUILTY WAS DECIDED ON OCTOBER 26, 2001 AGAINST WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED ESTIMATED AROUND 40 MPH THE MOTOR HOME HIT A TREE CAUSED TWO FATALITIES AND ONE NECK INJURY. THIS CASE WAS TRIED IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT; THE VERDICT OF GUILTY WAS DECIDED ON OCTOBER 26, 2001 AGAINST WINNEBAGO. IT WAS FOUND THAT THEIR PRODUCT WAS UNREASONABLY DANGEROUS FOR LACK OF A DESIGN THAT WOULD PROTECT PASSENGERS IN A CRASH AND FOR FAILING TO NOTIFY PROSPECTIVE CUSTOMERS THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT WITHSTAND AN IMPACT AT MODERATE SPEEDS. THE FATHER OF THE OWNER FILED COMPLAINT. *YD

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
563943
Machine
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