# 2010 TOYOTA RAV4 — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1238941` · 2015-11-17 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** RAV4
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 47,000
- **Speed:** 10 mph
## Narrative
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE TRAFFIC WAS STOP AND GO. I WAS GOING 10MPH WHEN THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED.  I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I PUSHED THE BRAKES TO THE FLOOR WITH BOTH FEET AND STILL NOTHING. I HIT THE BACK OF THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME.  NO DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK JUST MY FRONT END.  I GOT OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND THE BRAKES WORKED FINE. I NOTICED THAT WHEN I WAS BRAKING MY ABS LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP.  THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING.  BUT WAS I AWARE OF A SERVICE RECALL ON THE SMART STOP TECHNOLOGY. I SAID NO I HAVEN'T.  I WAS TOLD THAT THE "RECALL CAME OUT IN 2013"  FUNNY BECAUSE MY CAR HAD BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP IN 2014.  WHY WAS IT NOT TAKEN CARE OF THEN.  I HAVE READ THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SIMILAR PROBLEM AND WHERE TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG.  I AM VERY THANKFUL I WAS ONLY GOING 10 MPH OR IT COULD OF BEEN ALOT WORSE.
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