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2004 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 fatalfirecrash · 763250 · 2010-02-16

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
70,000

Severity

Deaths
1
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WENT FROM THE LEFT LANE TO THE RIGHT LANE, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE VEHICLE THEN ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE DRIVER WAS KILLED AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THERE WERE THREE WITNESSES WHO STATED THAT THEY NEVER SAW ANY BRAKE LIGHTS OR SKID MARKS. ALSO THE STATE TROOPER WHO INVESTIGATED THE CRASH STATED THAT HE ALSO NOTICED NO SKID MARKS. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED AT WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING BUT IT WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER TO-DATE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10310933
Machine
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