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2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

crash · 850108 · 2011-04-04

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
JETTA
Year
2009
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
Miles at failure
9,000
Speed
5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA REAR BRAKE DEFECT CAUSES UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. CAR WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT (MINOR) WHERE BRAKING WAS SUSPECTED CAUSE AT 9000 MILES. BOUGHT NEW 2009 JETTA. HAVE DRIVEN IT 20,000 MILES. AT BOTH 10,000 MILE CHECK UPS IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE WORN TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. VW REPLACED FIRST SET NOW ARE MAINTAINING THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND 10K IS THE RIGHT MILAGE TO REPLACE BRAKES. CONCERN IS THAT MANY PEOPLE WOUDL NOT EXPECT TO REPLACE BREAKS AT 10K MILES, ESPECIALLY ON THE REAR BRAKES. COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS STOPPING CONDITION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10394238
Machine
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