TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 NEWMARK CAYON STAR RV. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A 2008 FORD F-53 CHASSIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR UPON ENGAGING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN UNTIL AFTER DOWN SHIFTING AND APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO REPLACED THAT THE FOUR CALIPERS AND ROTORS, FIVE BRAKE LINES. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,960. UPDATED 09/16/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE CALIPERS WERE STICKING IN APPLIED POSITION RESULTING IN ABNORMAL HEAT GENERATION AT THE WHEELEND. THIS CAUSED BRAKE DRAG. THIS CAUSED 2 BRAKE LINES TO RUPTURE. UPDATED 1/16/15 *JS
2008 Ford F-53
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsService Brakes
Filed Aug 6, 20149,960 milesFL
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2020| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 — this page | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1996 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1995 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1992 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1990 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.