# NHTSA recall 00V349000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 00V349000
- Manufacturer's number: 00S37
- Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Reported: 2000\-10\-30
- Owners notified: 2000\-11\-28
- Component: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
- Units potentially affected: 434000

## What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS.   IF A VEHICLE IS PARKED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE NOT FULLY APPLIED AND NOT IN FIRST GEAR, AS DIRECTED IN THE OWNER GUIDE, AND THE SELF ADJUSTMENT PAWL SUBSEQUENTLY SKIPS ONE OR TWO TEETH, THE VEHICLE COULD MOVE ON SOME GRADES.


## What can happen

THIS COULD RESULT IN UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL AND INSTALL A PLATE OR OVER\-BRACKET TO THE CONTROL TO LOCK THE SELF ADJUST MECHANISM IN POSITION FOLLOWING ADJUSTMENT.


## Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 28, 2000.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\-800\-392\-3673.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-DASH\-2\-DOT \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1994 FORD MUSTANG](/makes/ford/mustang/1994/recalls.md). Built 1993\-10\-04 to 2000\-10\-10.
- [1995 FORD MUSTANG](/makes/ford/mustang/1995/recalls.md). Built 1993\-10\-04 to 2000\-10\-10.
- [1996 FORD MUSTANG](/makes/ford/mustang/1996/recalls.md). Built 1993\-10\-04 to 2000\-10\-10.
- [1997 FORD MUSTANG](/makes/ford/mustang/1997/recalls.md). Built 1993\-10\-04 to 2000\-10\-10.
- [1998 FORD MUSTANG](/makes/ford/mustang/1998/recalls.md). Built 1993\-10\-04 to 2000\-10\-10.
- [1999 FORD MUSTANG](/makes/ford/mustang/1999/recalls.md). Built 1993\-10\-04 to 2000\-10\-10.
- [2000 FORD MUSTANG](/makes/ford/mustang/2000/recalls.md). Built 1993\-10\-04 to 2000\-10\-10.
- [2001 FORD MUSTANG](/makes/ford/mustang/2001/recalls.md). Built 1993\-10\-04 to 2000\-10\-10.

## Investigated as EA98013

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- EA98013: Engineering analysis, opened 1998\-05\-27, closed 2000\-10\-31. PARKING BRAKE. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/00V349000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/00V349000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [00S37S1](/bulletins/616811.md), 2001-03-13, Service bulletin
- [985A8](/bulletins/601006.md), 1998-06-17, Service bulletin
- [95175](/bulletins/45963.md), 1996-04-25, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/00V349000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/00V349000)

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