| Recall data for: 1983 LINCOLN TOWN CAR |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 83V017000 |
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| Make: LINCOLN |
| Model: TOWN CAR |
| Year: 1983 |
Component:
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT |
| Manufacturers Involved: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Begin Date Of Manufacturing: 19821101 |
| End Date Of Manufacturing: 19821201 |
| Recall Type: V |
| Potential Number Of Units Affected: 36000 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: 19830309 |
| Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: Ford Motor Company |
| Date Report Received By ODI: 19830224 |
| Date Added To File: 19830228 |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
Defect Summary:
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. |
Consequence Summary:
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Corrective Action:
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SELECTOR TUBE RETAINING CLIP AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER. |
