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2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC

crash · 756400 · 2010-02-03

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
Miles at failure
950
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I GOT INTO A WRECK WHEN DRIVING MY 2010 TOYOTA PRIUS BECAUSE I FEEL THE BREAKS DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE DRIVER IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES AND I SLAMMED ON MINE, I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A 3 CAR PILEUP. I DID NOT RECEIVE A CITATION BECAUSE I WAS NOT FOLLOWING TO CLOSE, WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THE BREAKS WERE NOT WORKING AS GOOD AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. I AM IN INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER AND I BELIEVE THIS IS MOST LIKELY A COMPUTER PROBLEM. I DROVE A HONDA CIVIC FOR 13 YEARS AND THE BREAKS WERE MUCH SHARPER, ONCE ACTIVATED THEY STOPPED THE CAR MUCH FASTER. I NEVER GOT INTO A WRECK WITH MY CIVIC, HOWEVER, AFTER OWNING MY PRIUS FOR ONLY 2 WEEKS I GOT INTO A WRECK. THE INCIDENT NUMBER PROVIDED BY THE OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT IS 102719. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10304193
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