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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
16,000 miles · Oct 23, 2012
Service Brakes
NOVEMBER 2011. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. DOWNSHIFTED AND VIGOROUSLY PUMPED BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP AVOIDING ACCIDENT, LEESBURG FL., AREA. LOST ALL BREAKING ABILITY. REPLACED REAR CALIPERS AND BRAKE LINES THAT COLLAPSED AUTO PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. REPLACED PARKING BRAKE SWITCH PRIOR TO TRIP SEPTEMBER 2012. . RETURN TRIP HY…
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NOVEMBER 2011. COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. DOWNSHIFTED AND VIGOROUSLY PUMPED BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP AVOIDING ACCIDENT, LEESBURG FL., AREA. LOST ALL BREAKING ABILITY. REPLACED REAR CALIPERS AND BRAKE LINES THAT COLLAPSED AUTO PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. REPLACED PARKING BRAKE SWITCH PRIOR TO TRIP SEPTEMBER 2012. . RETURN TRIP HYDRAULIC LEAK RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF ACTUATOR, BRAKE SWITCH AND SENSORS. ADDITIONAL BREAKDOWNS CONTRIBUTED TO THE AUTOMATIC PARK BRAKE AT WEB SITE IRVC.COM. AFTER SIGNING ON GO TO TRUCK CHASIS FORUM AND THEN AUTO PARK BRAKE AS THIS PROBLEM IS A COMMON FAILURE OCCURRENCE. *TR
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