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2011 TOYOTA CAMRY — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash1 injured · 927456 · 2012-07-11

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
CAMRY
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
10,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 TOYOTA CAMRY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAS TURNING WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND CRASHED INTO A TREE AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE BEFORE BEING TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE WOULD SEND AN INDEPENDENT ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 8/23/12 *CN UPDATED 09/06/2012 *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10465294
Machine
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