2003 VOLVO V70 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2003 VOLVO V70 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
Start: 2003-03-12

crash · 450958 · 2004-01-21

Vehicle

Make: VOLVO
Model: V70
Year: 2003
Manufacturer: Volvo Car USA, LLC
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
Miles at failure: 80,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE EXITING THE PARKING AREA VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. DRIVER TAPPED THE BRAKES AND SPEED INCREASED. AS A RESULT, DRIVER LOST CONTROL, VEHICLE WENT AIRBORNE, AND LANDED ON A SNOW BANK. DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER CHIP OF THE THROTTLE. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10055598
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown