1997 FORD MUSTANG — PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

crash · 256428 · 2000-11-10

Vehicle

Make: FORD
Model: MUSTANG
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Component: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL

Severity

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

Narrative

I FEEL THAT THE MOUNTING BRACKET WHERE THE TEETH ON THE HAND/PARKING BRAKE MESH IS TOO THIN. THUS THE AMOUNT OF FRICTION CAUSED BY THE WEIGHT OF THE FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK SWAYS ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE TO DISLODGE AND BECOME DISENGAGED. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 736091
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown