| NHTSA Record Id: 13498 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008373000215030000000006 |
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| Model Name: MUSTANG |
Model Year: 1998 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V165000 |
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| Component Name: STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 15 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 18 1997 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 2250 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 27 1997 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Sep, 30 1997 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 30 1997 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles and mini-vans. the rack and pinion steering gears may have damaged input shaft bearings. |
Consequence Summary: This condition can increase steering efforts, affecting steering control. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the date code on the rack and pinion steering gear, and, if necessary, replace those rack and pinion assemblies that fall within the suspect date code range. the date codes for windstar model vehicles are 97jb09 or 97jc08; the date codes for mustang model vehicles are 97j09b or 97j08b. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began september 23, 1997.dealers were advised to stop sale of these vehicles until inspections could be performed and were to directly contact owners of any vehicles that have been delivered. 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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