Ford Motor Company: Parking Brake › Conventional › Mechanical › Linkage and Cable
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 11, 2021 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 30. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Transit vehicles. An incorrect driveshaft torsional damper service kit may have been installed, which can allow the damper shield to contact the parking brake cable, possibly resulting in parking brake failure.
The risk
Parking brake failure can result in unintended vehicle movement, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the passenger side parking brake cable with a cable that provides sufficient clearance to the damper shield, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed on September 24, 2021. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 14, 2022. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S39.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Ford Transit | 84 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 2019 Ford Transit | 38 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 Ford Transit | 58 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 Ford Transit | 98 | 18 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 Ford Transit | 156 | 21 | 4 | 7 |
| 2015 Ford Transit | 193 | 26 | 1 | 4 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 21V631000.
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