1998 SUBARU FORESTER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 SUBARU FORESTER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Start: 2004-07-06

crash · 484788 · 2004-07-15

Vehicle

Make: SUBARU
Model: FORESTER
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure: 89,995

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CONSUMER PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE LUNGED INTO GEAR TAKING OFF SOME 40 FEET, STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE DAMAGING BOTH VEHICLES. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10082022
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown