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2009 SUBARU LEGACY — SERVICE BRAKES

crash · 1776946 · 2021-11-04

Vehicle

Make
SUBARU
Model
LEGACY
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Subaru of America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES

Severity

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

Narrative

Following traffic and under heavy braking due to lead vehicle braking hard and making turn without turn signal, brake pedal went to floor and vehicle continued traveling forward resulting in rear end collision with vehicle in front. Upon inspection at dealership both rear brake lines found to be corroded badly and sever leakage from both left and right rear brake lines. Corrosion & weeping also noted by dealership body shop on both lines coming out of vehicle from under rear seat above fuel tank. The corrosion and leakage matches with recall campaign ID: 14V311000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11439301
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown