| NHTSA Record Id: 6694 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCURY |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011777000203072000000008 |
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| Model Name: VILLAGER |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V292001 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 00S33 |
| Component Name: STEERING:RACK AND PINION |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 18 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 06 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 67200 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 28 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Oct, 10 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Oct, 19 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: mini vans. one or more of the five bolts that mount the rack and pinion steering gear to the vehicle may have been incorrectly tightened. |
Consequence Summary: There could be a looseness in the steering, which may be accompanied by noise or vibration. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect the vehicles and, if the bolts are missing, will replace the steering gear mounting bolts. all bolts will be tightened to the specified torque. owner notification began november 28, 2000. 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. |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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