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2008 TOYOTA TUNDRA — EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

crash · 775633 · 2010-03-19

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TUNDRA
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Miles at failure
35,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I HAVE A TOYOTA TUNDRA 2008, WILL LEAVING THE BANK, I WAS SLOWLY APPROACHING A STOP SIGN. THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME ALREADY WAITING AT THE STOP SIGN. I TRIED TO STEP ON THE BRAKE, AND THE FLOOR MAT CAME UP OVER THE BRAKE PEDAL, RESTRICTING ME FROM FULLY PRESSING DOWN THE PEDAL. I COULD NOT STOP, I TURNED MY TRUCK TO RUN INTO THE CURB AND NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, I HIT THE CURB AND RAN UP ON THE SIDE WALK. WHILE MOVING SLOWLY I QUICKLY REMOVED THE MAT FROM OVER THE PEDAL, AND BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. NO ONE WAS INJURED, NO DAMAGE TO ANY PROPERTY. NOW I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM TOYOTA TODAY COINCIDENTLY ASKING ME TO TURN IN MY TRUCK FOR RECALL. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10321087
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