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2010 MERCEDES-BENZ GLK350 — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 918768 · 2012-05-15

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
GLK350
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY
Miles at failure
7,600
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBABLY DUE TO ACCIDENTALLY HITTING CRUISE CONTROL HANDLE, WHICH IS RIGHT ABOVE TURN SIGNAL (DEFECTIVE DESIGN ISSUE IN MANY MERCEDES MODELS), WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN DISABLED PARKING AREA. *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10458593
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown