NHTSA Complaint #11350107 — 2003 R-VISION CONDOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 R-VISION CONDOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH, DOWN STEEP HILL, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE BRAKE ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN THE LOWEST GEAR AND WAS MANEUVERED TO AN AREA THAT WAS A LITTLE FLATTER, IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE BOSCH BRAKES WERE INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTIFICATION. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,230.