# 2025 FORD TRANSIT — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `2250648` · 2026-09-25 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** Yes
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** TRANSIT
- **Year:** 2025
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
Vehicle: 2025 Ford Transit 250 VIN: [XXX] Owner: AQ ELECTRIC LLC - [XXX] - [XXX] Purchase: XXX - Sunshine Ford [XXX]  Safety Defect: Electric Emergency Parking Brake / Electronic Parking Brake self-activation  Incident Date 1: XXX approx 10:00 PM - Same day [XXX] [XXX] returned vehicle (XXX, 14 days, said no fault found), Emergency Brake activated without driver input while driving, vehicle hit curb/sidewalk. Driver [XXX] injured left shoulder. Ambulance transport to XXX [XXX] on XXX.  Incident Date 2: Defect returned approx 5 weeks ago (XXX) - constant Electric Parking Brake warning message/code, vehicle unsafe to drive.  Repair History: - [XXX] [XXX]: XXX - 14 days - No fault found - Stevens Ford [XXX] CT: XXX - 36 days - Could not duplicate - Vehicle towed from [XXX] after injury - [XXX] [XXX]: XXX - 6 days - Found fault and repaired Total Out of Service: 50+ days  Current: Electric parking brake code returns constantly since XXX. Vehicle owned by commercial business AQ ELECTRIC LLC. Rental car out of pocket $3000+ since June 2026 not reimbursed. Ford supervisor [XXX] refuses to open RAV case, says "legal case".  Injury: Yes - Left shoulder injury - [XXX] -XXX - Ambulance INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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