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2010 LEXUS IS 250 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 842566 · 2011-02-16

Vehicle

Make
LEXUS
Model
IS 250
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
6,800
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING A LOANER 2010 LEXUS IS250. THE CONTACT WAS APPLYING THE BRAKES FROM APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND HIT A SCHOOL BUS. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 03/29/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE LOANER VEHICLE OR THE BUS, ONLY A BENT LICENSE PLATE. UPDATED 08/19/11

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10382988
Machine
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