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2015 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1482947 · 2018-07-15

Vehicle

Make
LAND ROVER
Model
RANGE ROVER EVOQUE
Year
2015
Manufacturer
Land Rover
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
29,850

Severity

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

Narrative

AT AROUND 12:40PM ON JULY 10TH, 2018. MY COUSIN AND I WERE PARKING THE 2015 EVOQUE IN A GARAGE DRIVEWAY. THE DRIVEWAY HAS A SLIGHT DOWN SLOPE AND 3 OTHER VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME SO BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED TO MANEUVER. AS I WAS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED HARD AND QUICKLY. I TRIED TO HOLD THE BRAKE BUT IT SEEMED IT HAD NO EFFECT. THE CAR ENDED UP HITTING THE END OF THE GARAGE STRUCTURE. 911 WAS CALLED SHORTLY AFTER. ON JULY 12TH, THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS ALREADY DEEMED THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11111451
Machine
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