1996 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Start: 1997-06-17

crash · 78275 · 1997-06-20

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: JETTA
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

Severity

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

Narrative

TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE; WHILE DRIVING AT OR ABOUT 10 MPH OWNER TRIED TO STOP VEHICLE BY PUSHING BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP WITH THE REGULAR BRAKE SYSTEM , SO SHE APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED . *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 813333
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown