| NHTSA Record Id: 8944 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: MERCURY |
| Recalled Component Id: 000009042000203125000000213 |
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| Model Name: MYSTIQUE |
Model Year: 1999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V060000 |
Mfr Campaign Number: 99S06 |
| Component Name: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 04 1999 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jan, 14 1999 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 4569 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 26 1999 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company |
Report Received Date: Mar, 17 1999 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 25 1999 |
Federal Motar Safety Number: 114 |
| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles built with automatic transmissions which utilize a park/lock solenoid. it is possible to rotate the ignition key to the lock position and remove the key without the shift lever and transmission being in park. these vehicles do not comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 114, "theft protection." |
Consequence Summary: This could result in a crash and possible personal injury. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will inspect these vehicles. vehicles that have units with ignition keys removable in gear positions other than park, will have the steering column replaced. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began march 26, 1999. 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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