PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A FAULTY EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE TECHNICIAN FOUND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE WAS MISSING, AND THE MANUFACTURER NEVER PLACED ONE ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, AND FOUND THE CABLE HAD MELTED. SCC. ALSO THE WINDSHIELD WAS INSTALLED IMPROPERLY. *JB