NHTSA campaign 83V017000
FORD MOTOR COMPANY recall 83V017000
THE SHIFT INDICATOR MAY NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE SHIFT SELECTOR POSITION. SOME VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH TRANSMISSION CONTROL SELECTOR TUBE RETAINING CLIPS THAT MAY NOT BE HARD ENOUGH. THE CLIP MAY LOOSEN OR FALL OFF, AND THE SELECTOR TUBE MAY BECOME DISPLACED.
Reported 02/24/1983
Repair
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SELECTOR TUBE RETAINING CLIP AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
Components
- Power train: Automatic transmission: Lever and linkage: Column shift
Affected years and models
A listed year and model does not mean every vehicle in that group is recalled. Use the VIN lookup to confirm a specific vehicle.
1983 Ford CROWN VICTORIAView records1983 Ford FAIRMONTView records1983 Ford LTD LView records1983 Ford SQUIREView records1983 Lincoln CONTINENTALView records1983 Lincoln MARK VIView records1983 Lincoln TOWN CARView records1983 Mercury GRAND MARQUISView records1983 Mercury MARQUISView records1983 Mercury ZEPHYRView records