Recall Detail

MERCURY / SABLE / 1996

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 29110 Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCURY
Recalled Component Id: 000007760000203128000000180 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: SABLE Model Year: 1996
NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V086000 Mfr Campaign Number: 96S39
Component Name: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Start date of Manufacturing: Jul, 01 1995 End date of Manufacturing: Oct, 01 1995
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 100000
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jul, 17 1996 Recall Initiator: ODI
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company Report Received Date: May, 14 1996
Record Creation date : May, 17 1996 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : The park pawl shaft was improperly positioned when the roll pin that retains it was installed during transmission assembly. if the shaft was not properly positioned, the roll pin may not have lined up with the groove in the shaft and have been crushed at assembly. also, a burr could have been raised on the shaft. Consequence Summary: This could result in the park pawl occasionally not engaging when the transmission selector lever is placed in the park position. this could result in the vehicle rolling as if in neutral if the vehicle operator does not apply the parking brake.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the park pawl shaft roll pin. if the roll pin is damaged, both the roll pin and the park pawl shaft will be replaced. in addition, owners will be reminded to fully apply the parking brake, in addition to placing the transmission in park. Recall Notes: System: power train; transmission; automatic. vehicle description: passenger vehicles and mini-vans equipped with ford ax4s automatic transaxles. note: owner notification is expected to begin in mid-june 1996. note: 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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