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1988 JEEP WRANGLER — PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

crash · 242129 · 2000-09-18

Vehicle

Make
JEEP
Model
WRANGLER
Year
1988
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

THE PARKING BRAKE ON MY JEEP HAS A TENDANCY TO DISENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. BEFORE I WAS AWARE OF THIS DEFECT, IT DISENGAGED IN A PARKING LOT AND CAUSED MY JEEP TO ROLL BACK ONTO A NEW FORD MUSTANG, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE, AND APPEARING ON MY INSURANCE RECORD AS A FAILURE ON MY PART TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
731804
Machine
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