Recall Detail

MERCURY / COUGAR / 1991

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 20975 Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCURY
Recalled Component Id: 000006166000010301000000245 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: COUGAR Model Year: 1991
NHTSA Campaign Number: 91V076000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 01 1990 End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 01 1990
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 125000
Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 24 1991 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company Report Received Date: May, 06 1991
Record Creation date : May, 15 1991 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : The nuts which hold windshield wiper motor to the wiper module may not have been sufficiently tightened and may loosen or come off. this causes changed wiper patterns, or the wipers may jam if two of the three nuts come off. Consequence Summary: Changes in the wiper pattern or jamming of the wiperswould result in reduced driver visibilty in inclement weather conditions.
Corrective Summary : Apply torque retention material to wiper motor studs and nuts and retorque. Recall Notes: System: windshield wiper assembly.vehicle description: passenger cars.
Manufacturer Supplied Component Description: Manufacturer Supplied Component Part Number: