# 1999 FORD F-350 SD — PARKING BRAKE
> NHTSA complaint `390732` · 2003-01-24 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** F-350 SD
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** PARKING BRAKE
## Narrative
TRUCK WAS PARKED IN GARAGE, FACING OUT OF GARAGE.  TRUCK HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 4 DAYS.  TRUCK HAD HANDBREAK SET WHEN PARKED.  I STARTED TRUCK UP DUE TO THE NUMBER OF DAYS IT HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN TO CHARGE BATTERY.  VERFYED THAT HANDBRAKE WAS SET ( RED BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON) AND PLACE TRUCK IN NEUTERAL (5-SPEED).  (GARAGE DOOR WAS OPEN DUE TO TRUCK RUNNING).  I WENT INSIDE AND ABOUT 5 MIN PASSED LOOKED OUT KITCHEN WINDOW SAW TRUCK AT END OF DRIVE WAY.  TRUCK WAS STOPPED BY TOW HOOK HITTING TREE.  DRIVER SIDE MIRROW HIT TREE AND WAS FOLDED BACK.
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