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2001 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 fatalcrash1 injured · 788100 · 2010-05-18

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
91,043
Speed
100 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL CRASH IN WHICH A PASSENGER WAS KILLED. BASED UPON A CRASH RECONSTRUCTION ANALYSIS, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND STRUCK THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH NO CURRENT RECALLS EXIST FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ISSUES, WE ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING IT INVESTIGATED IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT TOYOTA RECALLS WITH OTHER MODEL YEARS. THE UNUSUALLY HIGH SPEED OF THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT APPEAR CONSISTENT WITH THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE IS AVAILABLE FOR EXAMINATION IF NEEDED. *TR UPDATED 9/29/11*CW

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10331021
Machine
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