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2018 KENWORTH T680 — SERVICE BRAKES

fire · 1530950 · 2019-01-13

Vehicle

Make
KENWORTH
Model
T680
Year
2018
Manufacturer
PACCAR Incorporated
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
150,752
Speed
65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

UNIT DRIVING ON FLAT ROAD, LEFT FRONT DRIVES STARTED SMOKING WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE BRAKES NOT BEING APPLIED, DRIVER STOPPED AND BY THIS TIME THE FIRE HAD SPREAD THRU THE UNDER SIDE OF TRUCK AND TRAILER, TOTAL LOSS OF TRUCK, TRAILER AND LOAD, BELIVED TO BE HALDEX BRAKE CAN FAILURE LEAKING AIR AND CAUSING BRAKES TO DRAG AND START ON FIRE

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11166776
Machine
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