# 1998 TOYOTA TACOMA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
> NHTSA complaint `197162` · 2000-02-12 · Toyota Motor Corporation
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TOYOTA
- **Model:** TACOMA
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Toyota Motor Corporation
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
WHEN PULLING INTO  A TURNING LANE  WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES  AND THE PEDAL  WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND  , THEN L TRIED TO PRESS THE BRAKES  AGAIN THE BRAKES  STILL DID NOT RESPOND.  THEN, THIRD TIME  THE REAR  END BRAKES  JUST SIMPLY  LOCKED UP,  REAR ENDING  A MERCEDES  30MPH. THEN, THE TRUCK WENT  TO THE SIDE  AND  LIGHTLY  HIT  ANOTHER TOYOTA TRUCK, NIETHER SIDES OFF MY AIR BAGS DEPLOYED  AND MY TRUCK  RECEIVED HEAVY FRONT  CLIP  DAMAGE  AND HEAVY SIDE  DAMAGE, L WAS LEFT  WITH  NO WAY TO GET TO WORK , SINCE THEN THE TRUCK HAS BEEN  REPOSSED AND LM BEING  SUED APPROSS.30,000 DOLLARS.  L   STILL THANK GOD IM   OK  AND SO WAS EVERY BODY ELSE *AK
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