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2008 SCION XB — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 826532 · 2010-11-18

Vehicle

Make
SCION
Model
XB
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
15,300

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING ON U.S 23 IN MICHIGAN, TRYING TO SLOW DOWN FROM 55 MPH TO 35 DUE TO APPROACHING AU GRES, MICH. COULD NOT SLOW DOWN, STARTED WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID CARS THEN TURNED OFF ENGINE, TOOK CAR OUT OF GEAR, CAR KEPT GOING. THE ONLY WAY THE CAR COULD BE STOPPED WAS TO HIT A TREE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10366715
Machine
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