SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
Miles at failure
43,000
Speed
35 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE REAR BRAKES. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE SKIDDED 55 FEET BEFORE HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE ONLY SKID MARKS FROM THE FRONT TIRES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A DEALER. *AK