Recall Detail

FORD / ESCORT / 1999

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 9238 Vehicale/Equipment Name: FORD
Recalled Component Id: 000009641000203273000000178 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: ESCORT Model Year: 1999
NHTSA Campaign Number: 99V276000 Mfr Campaign Number: 99S31
Component Name: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:SHIFT PATTERN INDICATOR Manufacturer That Filed Report: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Start date of Manufacturing: May, 18 1999 End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 28 1999
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 106
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Nov, 02 1999 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Ford Motor Company Report Received Date: Oct, 12 1999
Record Creation date : Oct, 26 1999 Federal Motar Safety Number: 102
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with the s/r option. the s/r option includes, among other features, a 5-speed manual transmission. on these vehicles, the transmission shift pattern is not displayed in the occupant compartment in view of the driver. this does not comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 102, "transmission shift lever sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking effect." Consequence Summary: The driver may not be aware of the transmission position of the vehicle.
Corrective Summary : Owners will be provided with an adhesive backed plaque containing the shift pattern, along with materials and instructions for locating and affixing the plaque to the vehicle center console, just forward of the shift lever. owners will also be advised that their dealer can affix the plaque if they prefer. Recall Notes: Ford recall no. 99s31.owner notification began november 2, 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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