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1978 FORD CAR & TRUCK POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:
LEVER AND LINKAGE: COLUMN SHIFT |
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Build Years/Makes/Models: |
1978 FORD F100
1978 FORD F150
1978 FORD F250
1978 FORD F350
1978 FORD E100
1978 FORD E150
1978 FORD E250
1978 FORD E350
1978 FORD CLUB WAGON
1978 FORD ECONOLINE
1978 FORD LTD
1978 FORD THUNDERBIRD
1978 FORD BRONCO
1978 LINCOLN MARK V |
| Units
affected: |
19000 |
| Recall
Number: |
77V185000 |
| Owner Notification Date: |
November 21, 1977 |
| Recall Creation Date: |
October 12, 1979 |
| Component Description: |
Power Train: Automatic Transmission: Lever And
Linkage: Column Shift |
| Manufacturer Involved in This
Recall: |
Ford Motor Company |
| Manufacturer Responsible for This
Recall: |
Ford Motor Company |
| Report Received Date: |
October 25, 1977 |
| Summary:
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On the involved vehicles,
the park actuation support plates are defective due to their
susceptibility to cracking due to improper heat treatment during
manufacture. As a result, fragments from a broken plate can become
lodged in the transmission parking pawl mechanism. This could prevent
the transmission parking pawl from engaging when the selector lever is
placed in the "park" position, or prevent the pawl from being disengaged
from the park gear. |
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Consequence: |
If the vehicle is placed in
the park mode without the parking brake engaged, the parking pawl may
not engage the "park" gear and the vehicle would be allowed to roll free
causing property damage and personal injuries. |
| Remedy:
|
The dealer will replace the
park actuation cam support plates, free of charge, on all affected
vehicles. |
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Note:
Vehicle description: Passenger vehicles and light trucks equipped with C-6
automatic transmissions. |
