NHTSA complaint: 2001 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation