The defect
THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEMS MAY NOT HOLD THE VEHICLES ON A 20% GRADE WITH FOOT PEDAL EFFORTS OF 125 POUNDS OR LESS. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS."
The risk
THE VEHICLE MAY ROLL AFTER BEING PARKED INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL ADJUST THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Club Wagon | 1996 |
| Ford Econoline | 1996 |
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 Club Wagon | 1996 | 17 | 2 |
| Ford Econoline | 1996 | 81 | 3 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1996
6 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the parking brake; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 96V246000 9 Dec 1996 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 96V235000 14 Nov 1996 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRK, AMER |
| 96V221000 4 Nov 1996 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 96V144000 26 Jul 1996 | PIERCE MANUFACTURING,INC. |
| 96V120000 1 Jul 1996 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996