NHTSA ODI Complaints 10949709

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ACCELERATED RIGID BRAKE LINE CORROSION RESULTED IN BRAKE LINE FAILURE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE STOPPING ABILITY. BRAKE LINES ARE INSPECTED REGULARLY AND DID NOT APPEAR RUSTED. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN OPERATOR STEPPED ON BRAKE TO SLOW AND STOP VEHICLE. BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT AND THEN PRESSED COMPLETELY TO FLOOR WITHOUT ANY BRAKING ACTION. OPERATOR USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW AND STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE REQUIRED IMMEDIATE TOWING AS IT WAS NOT ROAD WORTHY AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT BRAKING ABILITY.

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Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints — Owner complaint filed with a government agency
Reporter type: Owner
Source reference: 10949709
Country / market: US
Language: en
Document version: Version 1 (1 held)
Note on the source: US federal government dataset. Complaints are unverified consumer reports, not confirmed defects.

Dates

Incident date: 2017-02-06
Received by source: 2017-02-06
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