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2008 TOYOTA PRIUS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

fire · 805515 · 2010-08-10

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Severity

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

Narrative

2008 TOYOTA PRIUS WITH UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. *KB AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY WORN, THE ROTORS WERE ALSO WORN AND WERE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THE BRAKE FLUID WAS WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS AND THERE WAS A FLUID LEAK FROM THE IMPACT DAMAGE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS IN GOOD CONDITION AND MOVED FREELY WITH NO BINDING OR STICKING. THE DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MAT WAS AN AFTERMARKET ALL WEATHER MAT, NOT PROPERLY SECURED. IT WAS POSITIONED FORWARD WHERE IT COULD INTERFERE WITH THE ACCELERATOR. ACCORDING TO THE LETTER THE BRAKES CAUGHT ON FIRE AND A MOTORIST EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. *JB UPDATED 12/30/10 *BF UPDATED 01/07/11

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10348754
Machine
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