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2003 NISSAN FRONTIER — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 656520 · 2008-02-06

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
FRONTIER
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
34,619
Speed
10 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE PREPARING TO PARK MY 2003 NISSAN FRONTIER XE (WITH 35,000 MILES) WITH BRAKES APPLIED IT SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD, WENT UP A GRASSY BANK AND HIT A CONCRETE SUPPORT AT THE BASE OF A LIGHT POLE RESULTING IN $5200 DAMAGE TO RIGHT FRONT. BRAKING COULD NOT OVERRIDE THE ACCELERATION. FORTUNATELY, TRUCK HIT POLE AND NOT PEDESTRIAN WALKING DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. TRUCK SERVICED AT LOCAL NISSAN DEALERSHIP ON REGULAR BASIS. TRUCK STILL AT BODY SHOP AND WILL EVENTUALLY BE CHECKED BY NISSAN DEALER BEFORE I DRIVE IT AGAIN. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10217125
Machine
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