NHTSA campaign 02V068000 · Ford campaign 02S34
Ford Recall 02V-068: FORD/PARKING BRAKE CABLE BUTTON
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 02V068000 (Ford campaign 02S34) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on March 11, 2002, with 51,846 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford F-250, Ford F-350, Ford F-450 SD and more for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on April 5, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 02V068000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V068000 (also written 02V-068 or 02V068)
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Ford campaign number
- 02S34
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 51,846 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Parking Brake — Conventional — Mechanical — Linkage and Cable
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V068000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Ford
Ford F-250
- 1999 · Vehicles built January 3, 1998 – September 30, 1998 (per NHTSA)
Ford F-350
- 1999 · Vehicles built January 3, 1998 – September 30, 1998 (per NHTSA)
Ford F-450 SD
- 1999 · Vehicles built January 3, 1998 – September 30, 1998 (per NHTSA)
Ford F-550 SD
- 1999 · Vehicles built January 3, 1998 – September 30, 1998 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V068000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, FAILURE OF THE FRONT PARKING BRAKE CABLE INPUT BUTTON COULD RESULT IN FAILURE OF THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM TO HOLD THE VEHICLE STATIONARY.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT PARKING BRAKE CABLE AND THE CONTROLLER AND VERIFY THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 5, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
Notes
CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 02V068000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.