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2000 ACURA TL — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 injured · 922445 · 2012-06-11

Vehicle

Make
ACURA
Model
TL
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
121,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

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

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10461251
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