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2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash1 injured · 808940 · 2010-08-23

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
TUNDRA
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
59,500
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT STATED HIS FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK AND HEAD. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR FRONT-END DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD ENCOUNTERED THE FAILURE AT LEAST SIX TIMES PRIOR TO THE CRASH AND REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V017000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: ACCELERATOR PEDAL) YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED FOLLOWING REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AFTER THE RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED AND THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 59,500.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10351280
Machine
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