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2001 KIA OPTIMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 432859 · 2003-09-30

Vehicle

Make
KIA
Model
OPTIMA
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Kia America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 75 MPH OR MORE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, WAS NOT TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE NOR WAS THERE ANY FATALITY. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10042023
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown