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2006 MERCEDES-BENZ E350 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 804919 · 2010-08-07

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
E350
Year
2006
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
30,290

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON MARCH 26TH AT 950 AM. MY E 350 MERCEDES BENZ 2006, ACCELERATED ON IT OWN ,CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. I HIT A TRACTOR TRAILER AND A UTILITY POLE.. THE CAR WAS TOTALED AND I HAD INJURIES TO MY HANDS AND NECK. THE CAR WAS GOING AT HIGH SPEED DOWNHILL AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE FRONT TIRES COLLAPSED AFTER HITTING UTILITY POLE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10347929
Machine
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