Alpine in after our “QC”

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Originally Posted by ChuckS

My 2014 Alpine is wired same way..

Emergency brakes are not fused ... the intent is power available to those brake magnets and a fuse would negate that if it blew.

Can’t believe anyone would want to pull front cap to replace that wiring from junction box to battery compartment. About an hour job tops

I’d say you developed a short to ground up at the junction box that just drew current till weakest link... wire ... melted in half

Your suspicion is entirely possible. Alternatively, someone pulled the pin on the breakaway switch (accidentally or intentionally) and the weakest link, the wiring, finally melted. When the dealership found it, they put the pin back in and called with the bad news, saw an opportunity to make a bundle and ........