# 1996 KIA SPORTAGE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
> NHTSA complaint `426726` · 2003-08-25 · Kia America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** KIA
- **Model:** SPORTAGE
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** Kia America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
## Narrative
WHEN VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE IT  EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE.   DEALER DETERMINED THAT  THROTTLE PEDAL WAS STUCK, CAUSING  VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*