NHTSA complaint: 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE RAM 2500. WHILE DECELERATING TO APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKE FAILURE LED HER TO CAUSE A THREE VEHICLE CRASH. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. SHE NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FAILED. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY REMAINS AT THE SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation