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2018 MAZDA CX-5 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1526656 · 2018-12-27

Vehicle

Make
MAZDA
Model
CX-5
Year
2018
Manufacturer
Mazda Motor Corp.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
1,500
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

12/26/2018 VEHICLE HAS 1500 MILES ON IT. DRY CLEAN PAVEMENT, 39 DEGREES F, AT NIGHT. SLOW SPEED, 15MPH, NORMAL BRAKING IN CONGESTED HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, GOING STRAIGHT, ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY BRAKED VERY HARD, VEHICLE BEHIND STRUCK OUR CAR FROM BEHIND BECAUSE THEY DID NOT ANTICIPATE A VERY HARD BRAKE, CONDITIONS DID NOT CALL FOR A HARD BRAKE. DASH WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INDICATING "FORWARD SMART CITY BRAKE SUPPORT MALFUNCTION" AND "FRONT CAMERA SENSOR SYSTEM MALFUNCTION". ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO REAR OF VEHICLE, NO INJURIES. VERY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. WILL BE BRINGING TO DEALERSHIP TODAY , 12/27/2018. STATE TROOPERS AT SCENE AND REPORT FILED, NOT YET ON HAND FOR SUBMISSION. TWO PHOTOS TAKEN MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT OF DASH ATTACHED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11163662
Machine
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