SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Miles at failure
112,000
Speed
5 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA PRIUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 5-19 MPH ON AN ICY ROAD SURFACE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS INACTIVATION AND FAILED TO DEACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER ENCOUNTERING ABNORMAL ROADS INCLUDING ICY ROAD SURFACES. THERE WERE NO INJURES. THE POLICE WAS NOT CALLED TO THE SCENE. BOTH VEHICLES WERE DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.