| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
88V084000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
MERKUR |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
SCORPIO |
| Model Year: |
1988 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Manufacturered: |
19880301 - 19880301 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
176 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19880531 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19880531 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19880520 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19880526 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
TRANSMISSION LINKAGE WAS ADJUSTED IMPROPERLY DURING PRODUCTION. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS, THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT THETRANSMISSION PARKING PAWL MAY NOT FULLY ENGAGE THE PARKING GEAR WHEN THETRANSMISSION SELECTOR LEVER IS PLACED IN PARK. |
| Corrective Summary: |
INSPECT ALL VEHICLES AND ADJUST TRANSMISSION LINKAGE PROPERLY. |