SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
80,000
Speed
5 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ACTIVATED AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. DUE TO THE INABILITY TO STOP AT LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE GENTLY TAPPED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR BUMPER. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED REGARDING THIS INCIDENT. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *NM UPDATED 02/21/06. *JB