1996 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 70962 · 1997-03-25

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: PASSAT
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Severity

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

Narrative

UPON PLACING TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE GEAR WITH BRAKES APPLIED, ENGINE SURGED, THEN ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, OVERPOWERING BRAKES, RESULTING IN A CRASH, VEHICLE HIT A BUILDING, DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE HOUSING TO CORRECT. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 810403
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown