# NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation PE12024
> **Aux. Brake Failure - Adaptive Equipment** · Opened 2012-08-17 · Closed 2012-09-13
## Investigation
- **Action number:** PE12024
- **Type:** Preliminary Evaluation
- **Open date:** 2012-08-17
- **Close date:** 2012-09-13
- **Manufacturer:** Automotive Innovations, Inc.
- **Affected makes:** ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT
- **Affected components:** EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- **Affected model years:** 9999
- **Affected (make, year) variants:** 1
## Summary

The subject electronic gas/brake system allows vehicle operation by a driver's hands instead of their feet and is equipped with a redundant (auxiliary) brake system so that a failure of the primary braking system does not result in a total loss of brakes.The cited incident involved a situation where the driver was unaware that auxiliary system was malfunctioning and, when the primary system failed, she was unable to stop the vehicle.The recall will remedy this issue by retrofitting system-equipped vehicles with a warning protocol to alert drivers that the auxiliary system is fully operational.The recall (12E-034) was submitted after agency discussions with Automotive Innovations Inc. staff and before an Information Request letter was sent.

## Source
- [NHTSA ODI investigation page](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchResults?searchType=ID&targetCategory=I&searchCriteria.nhtsa_ids=PE12024)
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