The defect
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.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Mustang | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Mustang | 1994 | 356 | 4 |
| Ford Mustang | 1995 | 602 | 5 |
| Ford Mustang | 1996 | 246 | 3 |
| Ford Mustang | 1997 | 176 | 2 |
| Ford Mustang | 1998 | 236 | 4 |
| Ford Mustang | 1999 | 213 | 3 |
| Ford Mustang | 2000 | 311 | 2 |
| Ford Mustang | 2001 | 173 | 1 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2000
6 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the parking brake; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 00V326000 17 Oct 2000 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 00V132000 8 May 2000 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 00V002003 15 Mar 2000 | KALMAR INDUSTRIES USA, INC. |
| 00V002002 24 Feb 2000 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 00V002001 3 Jan 2000 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000