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2019 MERCEDES-BENZ C 300 — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1697949 · 2020-10-06

Vehicle

Make
MERCEDES-BENZ
Model
C 300
Year
2019
Manufacturer
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Component
SERVICE BRAKES
Miles at failure
6,300

Severity

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

Narrative

ON SEPTEMBER 5TH AROUND 4:30 PM, I MADE A COMPLETE STOP AT A RED LIGHT, ON THE INTERSECTION OF SYKES CREEK PKWY AND SR 520 IN MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA. WEATHER WAS PERFECT NO RAIN OR WIND. I APPLIED THE BRAKE HOLD FEATURE AND LIFTED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PAD. ABOUT 3 MINUTES PASSED AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE TURNED ON AND THE CAR MOVED AND COLLIDED WITH THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND SHE HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER. IT WAS NOT HARD HIT AS EVIDENCED BY THE MINOR SCRATCH ON MY FRONT BUMPER (CAR #3) AND ANOTHER MINOR SCRATCH ON THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME (CAR #2), AND NO SCTRACHES AT ALL ON THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER( CAR #1)

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11363111
Machine
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