Recall Detail

FORD / LTD / 1982

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 31020 Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD
Recalled Component Id: 000003955000005240000000183 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: LTD Model Year: 1982
NHTSA Campaign Number: 82V099000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1982 End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1982
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 4967
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 26 1982 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company Report Received Date: Oct, 13 1982
Record Creation date : Oct, 15 1982 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : An incorrect insulator may have been installed in the steering shift cane lever on the involved vehicles. this insulator is used to connect the transmission shift linkage to the shift cane lever. if the shift linkage were to separate from the shift lever, operator would be unable to shift gears. the transmission will be stuck in the last gear used before the separation took place. Consequence Summary:
Corrective Summary : Dealer will install the correct insulator wihtout charge to owner.. Recall Notes: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with non-tilt steeringcolumns.system: steering; steering column shift cane lever.consequences of defect: if the vehicle is left unattended and parking brake isnot set, it may roll free and cause a vehicle accident, personal injury andproperty damage.
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