| NHTSA Record Id: 7825 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCURY |
| Recalled Component Id: 000010222000203125000000071 |
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| Model Name: MYSTIQUE |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V075000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 00S03 |
| Component Name: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 02 1998 |
End date of Manufacturing: Feb, 29 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 436200 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 11 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Mar, 09 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 14 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles not equipped with the anti-lock braking system (abs). a pressure conscious reducing valve (pcrv) in the rear brakes may be subject to corrosion and result in malfunction, when operated in areas that use salt compounds on the roadway for de-icing or dust control. |
Consequence Summary: If both pcrv's malfunction, vehicle handling could be adversely affected during braking as a result of the rear wheels locking, increasing the risk of a crash. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will install improved pcrv's in the rear brake system. this recall was expanded in september 2000 to include 1999 and 2000 ford contour, mercury mystique and cougar vehicles. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began april 3, 2000 for the 1996-1998 model vehicles and on october 11, 2000, for the 1999-2000 model vehicles.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 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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