INCIDENT IN ENGLAND: SOFT PEDAL & LOSS OF BRAKING, ON IMPORTED AMERICAN MOTORHOME (RV). THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF IMPORTED RVS HERE. MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 'TRAIL LITE 262' BY R-VISION ON A WORKHORSE CHASSIS. IT IS USED REGULARLY & HAS 35,000 MILES. A RECENT SERVICE NOTED THE BRAKE CALIPERS WERE FREE TO MOVE, BUT SUITABLE LUBRICANT WAS APPLIED AS A PRECAUTION. TWO WEEKS AGO, APPROACHING A SHARP DOUBLE BEND AT 40 TO 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RETARDING ACTION. I COULD NOT TAKE THE CURVE AT THAT SPEED, AND QUICKLY PUT THE AUTO GEARBOX INTO LOW, AND STEERED OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE GRASS, THEN A FARM ENTRANCE. I WAS LUCKY - ELSEWHERE THAT ROAD HAS A DRAINAGE DITCH ALONGSIDE. IT COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUS. AFTER STOPPING I REALIZED THERE WAS A VERY STRONG BURNING SMELL FROM BOTH REAR BRAKES. I CRAWLED ALONG FOR HALF A MILE AND PARKED UP. NEXT MORNING THE PEDAL FEEL HAD RETURNED; IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT OVERHEATING HAD BOILED THE FLUID CAUSING PRESSURE LOSS. I PHONED THE SPECIALIST RV GARAGE WHICH SERVICES IT. THEY TOLD ME IN RECENT WEEKS THEY HAD 4 VEHICLES WITH THE SAME FAULT, AND REPLACED BRAKE CALIPERS IN WHICH THE PISTONS WERE SEIZING OR HANGING. ALL WERE ON THE WORKHORSE CHASSIS, AROUND 2002 -3 WITH SIMILAR USAGE AND MILEAGE. I AM CONVINCED THIS IS A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AFFECTING RVS IN THE UK. I NOTE ON YOUR WEBSITE WORKHORSE HAVE ACCEPTED THIS FAULT, STATING THAT IT AFFECTS THE W22 CHASSIS ETC. THE SERVICE MECHANIC HERE ASSURES ME