Ford F Series, Bronco, Ranger, Explorer. Published by Transport Canada as 1994157 on 17 October 1994. System: Brakes.
What the notice says Note: this recall affects vehicles with manual transmission.
the parking brake control self-adjust pawl may skip over one or more teeth in the self-adjust ratchet during parking brake application, which could prevent the system from achieving full tension. this could result in parking brake ineffectiveness which …
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Ford F SERIES in the other registers
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The British register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1994157
- Recall date
- 17 October 1994
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- F Series, Bronco, Ranger, Explorer
- Model years
- 1992 to 1994
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Safety TC
- Vehicles affected
- 45,248
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
NOTE: THIS RECALL AFFECTS VEHICLES WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION.
THE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL SELF-ADJUST PAWL MAY SKIP OVER ONE OR MORE TEETH IN THE SELF-ADJUST RATCHET DURING PARKING BRAKE APPLICATION, WHICH COULD PREVENT THE SYSTEM FROM ACHIEVING FULL TENSION. THIS COULD RESULT IN PARKING BRAKE INEFFECTIVENESS WHICH WOULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY IF IT IS NOT LEFT IN GEAR. CORRECTION: A WEDGE WILL BE INSTALLED WHICH WILL SERVE TO LOCK THE PARKING BRAKE SELF-ADJUST MECHANISM PAWL INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RATCHET.
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Ford elsewhere in this register
Ford is named on 818 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1994139 · 31 August 1994 · B Series · Steering
- 1994135 · 23 August 1994 · Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, Town Car · Brakes
- 1994116 · 19 July 1994 · Escort · Emissions
- 1994109 · 8 June 1994 · F Series, Super Duty · Engine
- 1994110 · 8 June 1994 · Ranger · Fuel System
- 1994041 · 28 February 1994 · Cougar, Thunderbird · Emissions
- 1994040 · 22 February 1994 · Crown Victoria · Electrical
- 1994016 · 2 February 1994 · Bronco Ii, Ranger · Emissions
The same system: Brakes
791 notices in this register name Brakes. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1994135 · 23 August 1994 · Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis, Town Car · Brakes
- 1994131 · 11 August 1994 · Town Car, Continental · Brakes
- 1994126 · 5 August 1994 · 240sx · Brakes
- 1994105 · 3 June 1994 · 900 · Brakes
- 1994102 · 31 May 1994 · Le Mirage XL · Brakes
- 1994024 · 8 February 1994 · Neon · Brakes
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Ford: 1,346 in the register, and 202 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1994.
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