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2009 TOYOTA TACOMA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 790169 · 2010-05-28

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TACOMA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
11,176
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TODAY I WAS ON RT 50 IN WESTERN FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA STOPPED AND WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ONTO CENTREVILLE RD. ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TOYOTA TACOMA 09 SURGED FORWARD AND GENTLY HIT THE STOPPED FULL SIZE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME. THE GENTLEMEN IN THE FULL SIZE TRUCK GOT OUT AND SAW NO DAMAGE ON HIS TRUCK. I HAD SOME MINOR SCRATCHES ON THE FRONT BUMPER AND ON THE FRONT LICENSE PLATE. NO ONE WAS HURT SO WE DID NOT REPORT ANYTHING. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN MY TRUCK THAT CAUSES THIS SUDDEN SURGE. HAD SOMEONE WALKED IN FRONT OF MY TRUCK WHEN THE SURGE OCCURRED, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10332652
Machine
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