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2008 LEXUS RX HYBRID — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash3 injured · 763073 · 2010-02-16

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
RX HYBRID
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
15,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
3
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT ONWS A 2006 LEXUS RX400H. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE AND IT RAPIDLY ACCELERATED WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. ONE OF THE PASSENGERS SUFFERED A FRACTURED A STERNUM AND THE OTHER PASSENGER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND SUFFERED A BROKEN COLLAR BONE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR BRUISES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CAUSED THE CRASH TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10310800
Machine
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