Ford Windstar, Sable, Taurus. Published by Transport Canada as 1996084 on 6 June 1996. System: Structure.
What the notice says Note: vehicles equipped with ford ax4s automatic transaxles.
the park pawl shaft may have been improperly positioned during transmission assembly. this could result in the park pawl not engaging when the transmission selector is placed in the park position. this could allow the vehicle to roll as if in neutral if the …
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Ford WINDSTAR in the other registers
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1996084
- Recall date
- 6 June 1996
- Make
- Ford, Mercury
- Models
- Windstar, Sable, Taurus
- Model years
- 1996
- Vehicle class
- Light Truck & Van
- System
- Structure
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 6,307
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
NOTE: VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH FORD AX4S AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLES.
THE PARK PAWL SHAFT MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY POSITIONED DURING TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE PARK PAWL NOT ENGAGING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR IS PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION. THIS COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AS IF IN NEUTRAL IF THE VEHICLE OPERATOR DOES NOT APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE.
CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND IF NECESSARY THE PARK PAWL SHAFT ROLL PIN AND PARK PAWL SHAFT WILL BE REPLACED.
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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.
- 1996118 · 26 July 1996 · Windstar · Seats And Restraints
- 1996121 · 2 August 1996 · Town Car, Crown Victoria · Steering
- 1996124 · 22 August 1996 · Taurus · Engine
- 1996134 · 12 September 1996 · Topaz, Tempo · Electrical
- 1996135 · 13 September 1996 · Taurus, Sable, Windstar · Powertrain
- 1996136 · 13 September 1996 · F-250, Super Duty, F-350 · Structure
- 1996034 · 21 February 1996 · Taurus, Sable · Brakes
- 1996016 · 25 January 1996 · Ranger · Engine
The same system: Structure
800 notices in this register name Structure. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1996053 · 28 March 1996 · Semi-Trailer · Structure
- 1996042 · 6 March 1996 · School Bus · Structure
- 1996136 · 13 September 1996 · F-250, Super Duty, F-350 · Structure
- 1996032 · 16 February 1996 · C Class · Structure
- 1996027 · 12 February 1996 · SW · Structure
- 1996022 · 2 February 1996 · S2 Thunderbolt · Structure
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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 209 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1996.
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