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PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:AIR

2 NHTSA complaints about parking brake:driveline:air issues across 2 makes and 2 models.

Data updated August 2026. Counts render from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation standardized component field; severity flags cross-reference NHTSA ODI complaint flags for owner-reported crash, fire, and injury markers. This page is for informational purposes and does not replace NHTSA recall notices or a vehicle-specific inspection. Methodology · Corrections.

NHTSA ODI component intake brief

ODI category PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:AIR

2 filings · 2 models · 2 makes · vintage August 2026

  • FILINGS SPARSE 2 ODI rows
  • MODELS 2 nameplates citing this part
  • MAKES 2 manufacturers in corpus
  • CRASH 0.0% 0 crash-flagged
  • RANK #617 of 696 categories
  • SEV QUIET 0 deaths · 0 injuries

Filing-volume peers

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ODI filing volume neighbourhood: PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:AIR vs nearest complaint-total peers

PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:AIR sits SPARSE on ODI intake volume (#617 of 696 standardized categories) with a QUIET severity stamp (0 reported fatalities across 2 models). Open Sterling LT (category leader) →

PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:AIR severity reading

The standout signal for parking brake:driveline:air is severity: 0 reported fatalities and 0 injuries (QUIET stamp) on 2 filings (SPARSE volume).

Sparse categories can swing on a single high-volume nameplate; treat the leader row as the actionable signal, not the category headline alone.

Next step: compare Sterling LT against AIR BAGS:SENSOR:FRONTAL IMPACT on filing totals before treating parking brake:driveline:air volume as a purchase signal.

2
Complaints
2
Models Affected
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Deaths

Most Affected Vehicles

# Vehicle Complaints
1 Sterling LT
1
2 Ford Contour
1

Recent Complaints

2000 Sterling LT

DASHBOARD IS BREAKING APART. MOST CRITICAL AREA AT THIS TIME IS WHERE THE FUSE BOX IS LOCATED. MOST OF THE PLASTIC HAS CRACKED BROKEN AND THE FUSE PANEL FELL OUT AND WAS HANGING BY THE ELECTRICAL WI
1995 Ford Contour

THE BOOT AROUND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS.

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