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  NHTSA Recall 73V221000

NHTSA Campaign Id 73V221000; Date: Nov. 12, 1973

icon1 Recalled Vehicles:

1974 Mercury Cougar

Component: Power Train:automatic Transmission:lever And Linkage:floor Shift

Manufactured by: Ford Motor Company

Affected Units:: 362

icon3 Recall Summary:

icon2 How to Fix:

icon4 Recall Notes:

Mercury campaign no 110. Possibility that vehicles produced with console shiftautomatic transmission may have an interference condition between thetransmission mounted manual lever and transmission case when the lever isplaced in the park position. This interference could prevent full engagementof the spring mounted detent roller within the park detect and may result inpark jump-out under grade loading conditions. (correct by inspecting andreworking transmission case where necessary).

Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Nov 23, 1973

Also see:

All recalls of Mercury vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.