A Common Defective Brake Design Could Kill Your Family and Friends

I have good news, but not great news. See my update in 2018/03/19 further into the description.

A defective quick connector hidden deep inside one part of some brake systems is putting people's lives in danger. We need to draw attention to this problem so manufacturers will redesign these parts.

On 2018/03/19 I took apart a fairly new AL-KO magnet. (Dexter purchased AL-KO in 2014 and Rockwell America in 2016). The quick connector was partially replaced. The connection to the main wire was made with a crimp style connector. This isn't as good as a solder connection, but it is a significantly better connection than what I found in the magnets in the video. However, the end that holds the coil wire is still a displacement type connection similar to a scotchlok. It is a double tap now instead of a single tap, so that will probably help keep a better connection. Still not a soldered connection, but better than what it was before. I will try to put a video out showing this as soon as I can.

Right now, (2018/03/06) I am not aware of a recall related to this product. I contacted the government about it on 2017/09/04 but have not heard anything back. Check back for updates. Register safety issues at www.nhtsa.gov

In this video, I bust the defective brake component apart, with hammer and chisel, and show you the details of this bad design.

Just because you don't have these defective brakes, doesn't mean you aren't at risk. Other drivers with bad brakes descending steep mountains or stopping quickly may not be able to avoid hitting other vehicles. You and your children could be in that other vehicle.

There's no way for a quick connector to provide the same quality that a twisted and soldered connection has. These types of connections should not be allowed in any brake component.

Each bad component has 4 bad connections. Most brake systems use four brakes, so there are 16 bad connections in a typical electric brake system. This is an intermittent problem that quickly becomes worse with age. When one or two brakes fail, the driver may not notice a problem. As more brakes fail, the remaining good brakes may skid on slick surfaces or during hard stops. The wheel that skids may change as the 16 different connections work intermittently.

These connections are hidden inside a hard piece of molded material. Because the connection is intermittent, a normal inspection doesn't reveal the defective part. The technician has to flex the wires close to where they enter the brake magnet. But, flexing the wires also quickly increases the deterioration of the inferior connections. Drivers need to know about this defect so they can have their brakes inspected.

The only solution I can offer at this time is for you and I to bust apart different magnets and list those that do, and do not use these quick connectors. As my viewers tell me what brake magnets they're using and what they find inside, I'll list the results below.

To the best of my knowledge, the authorities aren't aware of this defect. So, there are no statistics available on how many wrecks they've caused or how many people have been killed. After observing this connection design, it's a very obvious and potentially deadly problem. It needs to be brought to the attention of authorities so manufacturers of brake system components can be held to a higher standard.

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