| NHTSA Record Id: 11005 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCURY |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008709000010417000000025 |
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| Model Name: SABLE |
Model Year: 1993 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 98I002000 |
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| Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1992 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jul, 31 1993 |
| Report For : I |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 281000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 30 1998 |
Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Jun, 24 1998 |
| Record Creation date : Jul, 09 1998 |
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| Defect Summary : This is not a safety recall in accordance with federal regulation 573. however, it is deemed a safety improvement campaign by the agency. vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the states of new york, michigan, ohio, illinois, wisconsin, pennsylvania, massachusetts, indiana, new jersey, maine, connecticut, new hampshire, rhode island, vermont, minnesota, iowa, missouri, kentucky, maryland, delaware, and west virginia. ford is providing an extended warranty through the year 2001 for replacement of fron tsprings due to fracture. the front coil springs can fracture as a result of corrosion in combination with small cracks in the springs. |
Consequence Summary: The front tire could deflate due to a broken front coil spring contacting the tire, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Customers with vehicles that have broken springs are to return their vehicle for spring replacement. both springs will be replaced even if only one spring is fractured. |
Recall Notes: Ford has decided to provide an extended warranty through the year 2001 for replacement of front springs due to fracture.owners can contact ford at 1-800-392-3673. |
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