Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL - MECHANICAL - LINKAGE AND CABLE | ||||||||||||||||
| 95V058000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 12/01/1994 to 01/01/1995 | V (Vehicle) | 290 | 05/10/1995 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 03/22/1995 | 03/27/1995 | 571 | 105 | |||||
| Defect Summary | The parking brake front cables were built longer than appropriate that reduces the performance of the parking brake in certain circumstances, and fails to fully comply with all the requirements of fmvss no. 105, hydraulic brake systems. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Consequence of non-compliance: the effectiveness of the parking brake system on a severe grade may be diminished. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will repair the parking brake system on the affected vehicles. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | System: emergency parking brake; mechanical; linkages and cables, fmvss no. 105.vehicle description: incomplete chassis vehicles.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and the remedy is not provided free of charge within a reasonable time, please contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PARKING BRAKE - CONVENTIONAL - MECHANICAL - LINKAGE AND CABLE | |||
| 07/15/1998 | |||
| Consumer experiencing problem with getting dealer to honor recall # 98s-08 for parking brake cable/ fuel line; interference between parking brake cable and fuel line which, over time, can result in damage to fuel line, causing fuel leakage; leakage in the presence of an ignition, can result in a fire. dealer notified. also, this recall invoved four other vehciles; all are 1995 econline vans : 1) 1fdke37h1sha29515, 2) 1fdke37h8sha90084, 3) 1fdke37h5sha23278 and 4) 1fdke37h3sha29516. the 5th one is located in vin box. *ak | |||
| 10/15/1997 | |||
| Consumer applied the emergency parking brake and the cable broke due to rust. the dealer and manufacturer have been contacted about problem. the manufacturer told owner that because vehicle is over the mileage under the waranty that the problem is out of their hands. *ak | |||