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NHTSA Campaign Id 96V071000; Date: Apr. 25, 1996

This condition could cause overheating, smoke, and possibly fire in the steering column area of the vehicle.

icon1 Recalled Vehicles:

1988 Ford Aerostar;  1989 Ford Aerostar;  1990 Ford Aerostar;  1991 Ford Aerostar;  1988 Ford Bronco;  1989 Ford Bronco;  1990 Ford Bronco;  1991 Ford Bronco;  1988 Ford Crown Victoria;  1989 Ford Crown Victoria;  1988 Ford Escort;  1989 Ford Escort;  1990 Ford Escort;  1988 Ford EXP;  1991 Ford F-150;  1991 Ford F-250;  1991 Ford F-350;  1988 Ford F150;  1989 Ford F150;  1990 Ford F150;  1988 Ford F250;  1989 Ford F250;  1990 Ford F250;  1988 Ford F350;  1989 Ford F350;  1990 Ford F350;  1988 Ford Mustang;  1989 Ford Mustang;  1990 Ford Mustang;  1991 Ford Mustang;  1992 Ford Mustang;  1993 Ford Mustang;  1988 Ford Tempo;  1989 Ford Tempo;  1990 Ford Tempo;  1991 Ford Tempo;  1992 Ford Tempo;  1993 Ford Tempo;  1988 Ford Thunderbird;  1989 Ford Thunderbird;  1990 Ford Thunderbird;  1991 Ford Thunderbird;  1992 Ford Thunderbird;  1993 Ford Thunderbird;  1988 Lincoln Town Car;  1989 Lincoln Town Car;  1988 Mercury Cougar;  1989 Mercury Cougar;  1990 Mercury Cougar;  1991 Mercury Cougar;  1992 Mercury Cougar;  1993 Mercury Cougar;  1988 Mercury Grand Marquis;  1989 Mercury Grand Marquis;  1988 Mercury Topaz;  1989 Mercury Topaz;  1990 Mercury Topaz;  1991 Mercury Topaz;  1992 Mercury Topaz;  1993 Mercury Topaz

Component: Electrical System:ignition

Manufactured by: Ford Motor Company

Affected Units:: 7,900,000

icon3 Recall Summary:

The ignition switch could experience an internal short circuit.

icon2 How to Fix:

Dealers will replace the ignition switch.

icon4 Recall Notes:

System: electrical; ignition switch. Vehicle description: passenger and multi-purpose vehicles and light duty trucks. Note: 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 1-800-424-9393.

Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Jun 7, 1996

Also see:

All recalls of Ford vehicles.

More recall documents on nhtsa.gov.