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2009 TOYOTA YARIS — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 830844 · 2010-12-14

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
YARIS
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
2,700
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 TOYOTA YARIS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE KNEES AND HANDS. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THE VEHICLE TO BE HIGHLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,200. UPDATED 04/11/11 *BF UPDATED 12/19/2011 *LN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10370666
Machine
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