Ford F Series, Econoline. Published by Transport Canada as 1990077 on 30 May 1990. System: Powertrain.
What the notice says A snap ring which locates the park gear on the output shaft of the transmission may fracture and allow the park gear to slide rearward. this would make it impossible to engage the park gear and could result in vehicle movement even though the gear selector is placed in the park position.
correction: affected …
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Ford F SERIES in the other registers
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The British register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1990077
- Recall date
- 30 May 1990
- Make
- Ford
- Models
- F Series, Econoline
- Model years
- 1989 to 1990
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Powertrain
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 6,163
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
A SNAP RING WHICH LOCATES THE PARK GEAR ON THE OUTPUT SHAFT OF THE TRANSMISSION MAY FRACTURE AND ALLOW THE PARK GEAR TO SLIDE REARWARD. THIS WOULD MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ENGAGE THE PARK GEAR AND COULD RESULT IN VEHICLE MOVEMENT EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR SELECTOR IS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION.
CORRECTION: AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE SNAP RING REPLACED WITH AN IMPROVED SNAP RING. IN ADDITION, A REVISED TRANSMISSION EXTENSION HOUSING WILL BE INSTALLED WHICH INCORPORATES A CAST STOP THAT WILL LIMIT PARK GEAR MOVEMENT EVEN IF A SNAP RING SHOULD FRACTURE.
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The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1990077.
Ford elsewhere in this register
Ford is named on 818 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1990104 · 5 July 1990 · Thunderbird, Cougar · Emissions
- 1990123 · 13 August 1990 · Aerostar · Seats And Restraints
- 1990026 · 9 February 1990 · Aerostar · Fuel System
- 1990027 · 9 February 1990 · Bronco Ii, Taurus, Sable · Engine
- 1990137 · 11 September 1990 · Taurus · Suspension
- 1990013 · 23 January 1990 · L Series · Steering
- 1990003 · 2 January 1990 · Bronco, F Series · Fuel System
- 1989133 · 28 September 1989 · Probe · Engine
The same system: Powertrain
823 notices in this register name Powertrain. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1990142 · 12 September 1990 · Seville, Toronado, Riviera · Powertrain
- 1990155 · 2 October 1990 · Trooper · Powertrain
- 1989116 · 18 August 1989 · P Series · Powertrain
- 1991056 · 27 March 1991 · Grand Marquis, Cougar, Thunderbird · Powertrain
- 1991064 · 18 April 1991 · Legend · Powertrain
- 1991068 · 24 April 1991 · Kz1000 · Powertrain
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This notice names one vehicle among several registers that have written about it. Every notice this site holds for the Ford Econoline, in all seven, is kept on that vehicle's own page, with the newest in each.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Ford: 1,346 in the register, and 196 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1990.
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