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2000 TOYOTA ECHO — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

crash5 injured · 414436 · 2003-06-24

Vehicle

Make
TOYOTA
Model
ECHO
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Toyota Motor Corporation
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
Miles at failure
45,250
Speed
50 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
5
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO BRAKES NOT WORKING. STEPPING ON BRAKES, PUMPING BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE. 1 ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A BLIZZARD AND THE SECOND ONE OCCURRED IN THE RAIN. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10023667
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown