SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Miles at failure
90,000
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
WHILE DRIVING, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES. THEY DID NOT HOLD, WHICH RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE HAVING AN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION OF VEHICLE, THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT BECAUSE OF A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. MR A RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT HAS NOT BEEN EXTENDED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. *JG REFERENCED IN RQ03-004