2023 Vado 5.0 SL Leak at lever end of brake hose - barb damaged in shipping?

[Jencuya]

I am putting together a new old stock Vado SL1 5.0 Step-Through for a friend who had total hip surgery a year ago and is having a hard time stepping over her old bikes. The bike was shipped from NH to PA in good condition, and well packed by the bike shop; but when I attached the handle bars I noticed a hydraulic oil leak from the L/front side brake where the hose attaches to the brake. I opened up the bleed port and, sure enough, the reservoir was dry. There was evidence of oil on the corrugated cardboard the brakes were wrapped in, so I think the problem is limited to the brake end, no evidence of oil on the caliper end. I removed the hose from the brake and found out that the seal on the barb looks damaged, as is the barb itself. I have a bleed kit coming this week that includes the small parts for the brake hose. I have attached a pic of the open end of the hose with the barb and the opening is more oval than round and crimped--it looks like it might have been bent in transit, and that was the cause of the leak. Since I don't know what a new barb would look like, I'm curious if anyone in the forum would know what the opening should look like. Thanks!

 

[Base]

You would need a new olive and hose pin.

 

[Jencuya]

Wow! Thanks for the exploded view--I couldn't find one in my research. So it's the olive that's obviously damaged; I didn't try to remove the old one from the hose to see that there were two pieces because it was so jammed on. No wonder it leaked!