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Brake - Regular

Brake - Regular is a vehicle maintenance item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 3. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Brake - Regular at a glance

Brake - Regular icon

Vehicle Maintenance Tools

It weighs 3.

Weight3
Max capacity35
Brake force20
Max condition100
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What it is and how to use it

Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.

More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item IDGame category
Base.NormalBrake1Vehicle Maintenance
Base.NormalBrake2Vehicle Maintenance
Base.NormalBrake3Vehicle Maintenance

3 versions share the name Brake - Regular, usually different colours, sizes or states.

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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Brake - Regular is on 4 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.

Loot tableWhere that table is usedShareRolls
Car Brakes Normal 1Car supply (crate); Garage (box, crate); Mechanic (box, crate)100%4
Car Brakes Normal 2Car supply (crate); Garage (box, crate); Mechanic (box, crate)100%4
Car Brakes Normal 3Car supply (crate); Garage (box, crate); Mechanic (box, crate)100%4
Mechanic Shelf BrakesGarage (shelves); Mechanic (shelves)8.7%4

Town by town: loot locations.

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Quick answers

How much does the Brake - Regular weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 3 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Brake - Regular?

Base.NormalBrake1, Base.NormalBrake2, Base.NormalBrake3 (variants share the name).

Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.