Brakes

  Every motor vehicle of a passenger car or  station  wagon  type,  registered  in this state and manufactured or assembled  after  June  thirtieth,  nineteen  hundred  sixty-seven,  and designated  as  a  nineteen hundred sixty-eight or later model, shall be equipped with a service brake system of  such  design  that  rupture  or failure  of  an  actuating force component of any single brake shall not result in complete loss of braking function.  The braking function may be obtained by hydraulic or other means through the normal service brake mechanism.
"Actuating  force  component"  as  used in this section shall mean the brake master cylinder, brake actuating cylinder, brake line, brake hose, or similar components performing like functions if the brake systems are other than hydraulic.
In the event of rupture or failure of an actuating  force  component, the  unaffected  brakes shall be capable of applying an adequate braking force to the vehicle.

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