| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 31478 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCURY |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007774000010431000000212 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: TOPAZ | Model Year: 1990 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V071000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1987 | End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 30 1992 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 7900000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Jun, 07 1996 | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company | Report Received Date: Apr, 25 1996 |
| Record Creation date : May, 01 1996 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : The ignition switch could experience an internal short circuit. | Consequence Summary: This condition could cause overheating, smoke, and possibly fire in the steering column area of the vehicle. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will replace the ignition switch. | Recall Notes: System: electrical; ignition switch. vehicle description: passenger and multi-purpose vehicles and light duty trucks. 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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