1998 DODGE STRATUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 DODGE STRATUS — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Start: 1998-01-21

crash2 injured · 98828 · 1998-02-18

Vehicle

Make: DODGE
Model: STRATUS
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 2
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

THE FIRST DAY THAT CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE HOME HE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE. CONSUMER WAS BACKING UP AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. A SECOND TIME, CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN A TRUCK STOPPED IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES THERE WERE NONE, SHE REAR ENDED THE TRUCK . *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 821539
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown