NHTSA complaint: 2012 DRV ELITE SUITE — EQUIPMENT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 DRV ELITE SUITE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, HE WAS MADE AWARE BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE BRAKE ACTUATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V246000 (EQUIPMENT) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO VERIFY IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation