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2013 Dodge Dart Limited M/T - Brake line routing diagram

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It seems early for a brake line rustout. Look for the wet spot under the safely jacked and supported vehicle.
This diagram is a parts drawing from moparpartsgiant.com. The leak may be in lines #2 or #3? It may be underneath the protective plastic line shields #11 and #12. Or perhaps ahead of that at lines #4 and #5? Note the FWD-pointing arrow in the image.
The upper image is the rear half of the brake lines. The lower image is for the front half of the brake lines.


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Locally, we lose about 1 person each year to a vehicle slipping off a jack. This is an entirely preventable loss, full of 'if-onlys'.
The KIA/Hyundai and Subarus have had multiple recalls for rusted brake/fuel lines. They don't use road salt in these countries, so corrosion is rampant here.

Sometimes the plastic shielding meant to protect the lines can hold wet salty/sandy debris inside and rot the lines quicker.

KIA sells the brake/fuel lines as a pre-formed bundle. They individual lines aren't serviced separately. This makes sense as when one line lets go, the others usually aren't far behind.