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2010 TOYOTA PRIUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash1 injured · 872779 · 2011-08-09

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
PRIUS
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
29,980
Speed
3 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2010 TOYOTA PRIUS, WITH 29000 MILES. PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT AT A VERY SLOW SPEED, APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP CAR, BUT IT DID NOT STOP IT, IT STARTED JERKING FORWARD, UNTIL IT STOPPED WHEN IT STRUCK A FENCE, INJURIES OCCURED AS A RESULT, SEAT BELT DID NOT OLD BACK DRIVER, AND DRIVER WIPPED FORWARD AND BACK STRIKING STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOYOTTA DEALER. STILL WATING FOR TOYOTA CORP TO ADVISE OF ERROR THAT OCCURED, DATA FROM CMPUTER HAS BEEN DOWNLOADED BY A PRIVATE FIRM AND DELIVERED TO TOYOTA. 8/9/11 ACCIDENT OCCURED ON 7/25/11 AT 14:30. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10418218
Machine
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