| NHTSA Record Id: 10197 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCURY |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008939000010417000000273 |
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| Model Name: SABLE |
Model Year: 1993 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V323000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 98S36 |
| Component Name: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 14 1985 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 27 1995 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 2697000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jan, 18 1999 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Dec, 16 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Dec, 18 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in connecticut, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, nebraska, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, virginia, west virgnia, and wisconsin. the rear lower subframe mount plate nut can experience stress corrosion cracking if subjected to long term exposure to road salts. this can result in fracture and loss of the structural integrity of the subframe mount attachment. detachment of the body mounts at the rear corners of the subframe, which supports the engine and transmission, allows the rear corners of the subframe to drop. |
Consequence Summary: If both rear corners drop, steering would become suddenly very difficult, affecting vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install subframe rear mount bolts, reinforcement plates, and plate nuts. |
Recall Notes: Note:this recall campaign supercedes recall campaign 93v-106.owner notification is expected to begin january 18, 1999.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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