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2000 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II — EQUIPMENT

1 injured · 370863 · 2002-08-08

Vehicle

Make
LAND ROVER
Model
DISCOVERY II
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Land Rover
Component
EQUIPMENT

Severity

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

Narrative

WITH VEHICLE IN PARK POSITION AND KEY REMOVED FROM IGNITION, VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS CROSSING THE STREET AND HITTING A TREE. CONSUMER TRIED TO GAIN CONTROL, BUT WAS THROWN FROM VEHICLE WHEN IT HIT THE TREE. UPON INSPECTION AFTER THE INCIDENT, CONSUMER FOUND THAT WHEN SHE PULLED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION THE ACTUAL KEY METAL HAD DISENGAGED FROM THE REMOTE SENDING UNIT AND HAD REMAINED IN THE IGNITION. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO BACK AND TAIL BONE. *TT

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
566945
Machine
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