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2009 TOYOTA RAV4 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 785135 · 2010-05-03

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
RAV4
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
5,400

Severity

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

Narrative

2009 RAV-4 TOYOTA WAS TRAVELING UP A GRAVEL DRIVEWAY. AS IT PROCEEDED UP AN INCLINE THE CAR RAPIDLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER TRIED THE BRAKE TO NO AVAIL. FEARING THAT SHE WOULD BE UNABLE TO STOP, SHE VEERED OFF THE DRIVEWAY INTO THE WOODS. THE CAR HIT SEVERAL SMALL TREES AND THEN TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE. THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED. HIGHWAY PATROL REPORT WAS MADE. INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP DIRECTED THE CALL TO CALIFORNIA TOYOTA OFFICE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10328642
Machine
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