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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Service Brakes. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
1 reports
Mileage unknown · Jun 4, 2012
Service Brakes
WHILE DRIVING THRU THE MOUNTAINS IN TN. I HAD TO MAKE AN EXTREMELY HARD STOP DUE TO A TRAFFIC ISSUE. I FELT THE TRAILER SLAM INTO THE BACK OF MY TRUCK AND ALMOST TURNED THE TOW VEHICLE SIDEWAYS. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE BACK UP SOLENOID HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT OF ITS FITTING THAT ATTACHES IT TO THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE END RESULT …
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WHILE DRIVING THRU THE MOUNTAINS IN TN. I HAD TO MAKE AN EXTREMELY HARD STOP DUE TO A TRAFFIC ISSUE. I FELT THE TRAILER SLAM INTO THE BACK OF MY TRUCK AND ALMOST TURNED THE TOW VEHICLE SIDEWAYS. UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE BACK UP SOLENOID HAD BEEN BLOWN OUT OF ITS FITTING THAT ATTACHES IT TO THE MASTER CYLINDER. THE END RESULT WAS THE LOSS OF ALL BRAKE FLUID RENDERING THE BRAKES INOPERABLE. *TR
NHTSA ODI #10460563
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