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2004 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

crash · 571159 · 2006-02-01

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
JETTA
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Miles at failure
14,575
Speed
20 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT, I BRAKED BUT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T SLOW DOWN, AND I HIT A CONCRETE POLE. THE ONLY THING I HEARD WAS DRUMMING NOISE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BRAKE HARD, BECAUSE IT KIND OF LOCKED. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10149181
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown