POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
CONSUMERS CHILD ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE SHIFT MECHANISM CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS. THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE CONSUMERS SON BUMPED INTO THE SHIFT. IT WAS VERIFIED THAT THE SAFETY INTERLOCK WAS NOT OPERATING AS DESIGNED. (A PIN HAD COME DISCONNECTED) *SC *JB