NHTSA Recall 96V176000
NHTSA Campaign Id 96V176000; Date: Sep. 18, 1996
This condition could result in the vehicle rolling as if in neutral with the shift lever in the park position.
Recalled Vehicles:
1996 Ford Taurus; 1996 Lincoln Continental; 1996 Mercury Sable
Component: Power Train:automatic Transmission
Manufactured by: Ford Motor Company
Affected Units:: 340,000
Recall Summary:
The automatic transmission park pawl shaft may not be free to rotate as intended. If the park pawl shaft does not rotate, it would prevent the park pawl from engaging the park gear when the shift lever is in the park position.
How to Fix:
Dealers will inspect the park pawl shaft rotation and those shafts with restricted rotation will be replaced with a shorter shaft that will not restrict rotation.
Recall Notes:
Owner notification:owner notification is expected to being September 30, 1996. 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: Oct 9, 1996
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