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1987 KELSEY HAYES SDA 21 — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

99 fatal99 injured · 748706 · 2009-12-16

Vehicle

Make
KELSEY HAYES
Model
SDA 21
Year
1987
Manufacturer
KELSEY-HAYES
Component
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

Severity

Deaths
99
Injured
99
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

EARLY GENERATION DODGE DURANGO (98-01) HAS ABS PROBLEMS, CAUSING ABS TO SHUT DOWN, LEAVING THE BRAKE PEDAL VERY LOW. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER RECALLED ON THIS. FIX TO PROBLEM SEEMS TO ONLY BE A COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM REBUILD, WITH AFTERMARKET PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND NOT HAVE IT RETURN AGAIN. I HAVE HEARD THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED EVEN THOUGH THESE VEHICLES ARE OLD, THEY ARE NOT SAFE AND NEED TO BE RECALLED FOR THE OWNERS AND EVERYONE SAFETY AROUND THEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10296170
Machine
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