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2012 LAND ROVER LR4 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1138702 · 2014-12-12

Vehicle

Make
LAND ROVER
Model
LR4
Year
2012
Manufacturer
Land Rover
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
100,000
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WE HAD OUR BRAKES REPLACED AT LAND ROVER. TWO WEEKS LATER, WHILE DRIVING ON I95 THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WENT ON WITH NO WARNING CAUSING US TO GET HIT FROM BEHIND BY A TRUCK. BOTH OF MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. THE CAR WAS SMASHED WITH ALL OF THE BACK WINDOWS BREAKING AND GLASS GOING EVERYWHERE. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT BUT THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATALITY. LAND ROVER DID A DIAGNOSTIC AND WE WERE JUST CALLED AND TOLD THAT THEIR TEAM IN THE UK COULD NOT REPLICATE THE MALFUNCTION. THEY WILL PROVIDE NO EXPLANATION OR HELP IN ANY WAY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10663981
Machine
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