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1996 CHEVROLET BERETTA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 547820 · 2005-08-04

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
BERETTA
Year
1996
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
140,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ACCELERATOR STUCK, THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 8 TIMES PREVIOUSLY. BUT THIS TIME, THE ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND RUN OFF THE ROAD AND CRASH INTO A CONCRETE BUCKNUM, DAMAGE DONE TO ENTIRE CAR. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10131506
Machine
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