| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
94E036000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
FORD |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
TAURUS |
| Model Year: |
1988 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
MONROE AUTO CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19940101 - 19941101 |
| Type of Report: |
E (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
98000 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19941215 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19941215 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19941125 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19941201 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE ARC WELDS ON THE SWAY BAR BRACKET, WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE STRUT RESERVE TUBE, DID NOT FUSE PROPERLY. |
| Consequence Summary: |
OVER TIME, A PORTION OF THE BRACKET CAN TEAR AWAY FROM THE STRUT, FALLING INTO AND PUNCTURING THE TIRE OR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
MONROE DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STRUT FREE OF CHARGE. |