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2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 773237 · 2010-03-12

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TUNDRA
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
2,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDINGLY PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 10V017000, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ACCELERATOR PEDAL. A FEW DAYS LATER, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED BACKWARDS AND PRECEDED TO CRASH INTO A TREE. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS POTENTIALLY DUE TO DRIVER ERROR AND THAT HE POSSIBLY HAD DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH OPERATING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AS IT WAS HER ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,100.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10319133
Machine
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