# UNKNOWN UNKNOWN1 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
> **FATAL** · NHTSA complaint `417888` · 2003-07-27 · UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 11
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** UNKNOWN
- **Model:** UNKNOWN1
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
## Narrative
PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION DESIGN OF VEHICLE.   *MR   THE BRAKES WOULD STICK AND CAUSED A MULTIPLE ROLLOVER ACCIDENT.   THERE WAS A MAJOR DESIGN PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSIONS IN THE SIERRA TRAILWAY VEHICLES WHICH WOULD AUTOMATICALLY THROW THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL.  THERE WAS ALSO AN INCIDENT WHERE THE BUS WAS DISABLED WHEN THE DRIVER WINDOW ON THE LEFT OPENED AND WATER HAD GOTTEN IN IT FROM THE RAIN.   *SCC
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*