This could result in unintended vehicle movement and a vehicle crash without prior warning.

Parking Brake — Conventional

Date Announced
OCT 30, 2000
Vehicles Affected
434,000
Ford Recall #
00S37
NHTSA Campaign #
00V349000
Summary
Vehicle description: Passenger vehicles equipped with manual transmissions. If a vehicle is parked with the parking brake not fully applied and not in first gear, as directed in the owner guide, and the self adjustment pawl subsequently skips one or two teeth, the vehicle could move on some grades.
Actions
Dealers will modify the parking brake control and install a plate or over-bracket to the control to lock the self adjust mechanism in position following adjustment.
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