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2008 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 773938 · 2010-03-15

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
10,000

Severity

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

Narrative

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

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10319626
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