Recall Detail

LINCOLN / NAVIGATOR / 1998

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 13282 Vehicale/Equipment Name: LINCOLN
Recalled Component Id: 000008381000203173000000182 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: NAVIGATOR Model Year: 1998
NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V171000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Start date of Manufacturing: May, 12 1997 End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 22 1997
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 866000
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 20 1997 Recall Initiator: ODI
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company Report Received Date: Oct, 07 1997
Record Creation date : Oct, 10 1997 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and multi-purpose passenger vehicles. if the automatic transmission shift cable assembly was not fully attached to the steering column bracket, the shift cable assembly can come out of the bracket. the vehicle operator would then not be able to shift the transmission from one of the drive gear positions into the park position even though the gear shift selector would indicate "park." Consequence Summary: The condition would not allow a disengagement of the transmission from the park position or affect proper neutral start switch operation. unintended vehicle movement could occur if the parking brake was not set.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will make the proper attachment of the transmission shift control cable to the steering column bracket and add a tie strap to that connection. Recall Notes: Owner notification is expected to begin october 20, 1997.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 1-800-424-9393.
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