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2009 NISSAN TITAN — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 829349 · 2010-12-06

Vehicle

Make
NISSAN
Model
TITAN
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Nissan North America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
54,000

Severity

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

Narrative

2009 NISSAN TITAN SUDDENLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY ACCELERATED AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED IT DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMERS SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHEN HE INTENDED TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT AT HIS APARTMENT AND HAD COME TO A STOP. AFTER A CAR PASSED, HE PROCEEDED TO TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT. AT THAT TIME, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNCONTROLLABLY ACCELERATED. HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE, BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE ACCIDENT SCENE SHOWED SKID MARKS THAT HE APPLIED THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED AND WENT THROUGH THE WALL OF HIS LIVING ROOM, DAMAGING THE BUILDING AND THE VEHICLE. (LAWYER WROTE IN ON BEHALF CLIENT) *JB UPDATED 12/10/10.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10368979
Machine
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