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2002 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 755201 · 2010-01-29

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN A TOYOTA CAMRY 2002, THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN AND STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT. BELIEVING THAT I HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO STOP MY TOYOTA CAMRY SAFELY I APPLIED MY BRAKES BUT THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT WAS STRUCK BUT MY TOYOTA CAMRY WAS TOTALED. THE ROAD CONDITION WAS WET FROM RAIN BUT NOT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I FULLY BELIEVE THAT I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES WITH ENOUGH PRESSURE TO SAFELY STOP THE CAR BEFORE HITTING THE VEHICLEIN FRONT OF ME BUT MY TOYOTA CAMRY VEHICLE DID NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. PLEASE NOTE THAT TRAFFIC ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 29, 2005. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND ON FILE. I DID NOT RECEIVE A TICKET. ORIGINALLY I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT UNTIL THE JANUARY 2010 RECALL OF CERTAIN MODEL YEAR TOYOTAS WITH THE ACCELERATOR STICKING. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10303212
Machine
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