2003 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2003 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Start: 2004-04-23

crash · 474562 · 2004-05-07

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: JETTA
Year: 2003
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL BRAKES FAILED. THIS RESULTED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE INSURANCE WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVE THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE BRAKE MECHANISM. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10072298
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown