# 2000 VOLVO V40 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `866702` · 2011-07-12 · Volvo Car USA, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLVO
- **Model:** V40
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Volvo Car USA, LLC
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLVO V40. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED WHEN THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND DROVE OVER A PLASTIC TRASH RECEPTACLE, CERAMIC POT AND THEN CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A NEARBY HOUSE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY AND THE EXTERIOR SIDE OF THE HOUSE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE REAR BUMPER COMPLETELY DETACHED AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/04/11*LJ   UPDATED 3/22/12 *CN
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