| Recall data for: 1996 MERCURY COUGAR |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V007000 |
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| Make: MERCURY |
| Model: COUGAR |
| Year: 1996 |
Component:
EQUIPMENT:AIR CONDITIONER |
| Manufacturers Involved: FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Begin Date Of Manufacturing: 19950801 |
| End Date Of Manufacturing: 19951201 |
| Recall Type: V |
| Potential Number Of Units Affected: 10600 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: 19960221 |
| Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: Ford Motor Company |
| Date Report Received By ODI: 19960116 |
| Date Added To File: 19960123 |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
Defect Summary:
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, THE CLIMATE CONTROL BLOWER DOES NOT OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE BLOWER COULD (1) STICK ON "HIGH;" (2) OPERATE ERRATICALLY WITH BLOWER OUTPUT VARYING BETWEEN NO BLOWER AND MAXIMUM BLOWER; OR (3) NOT OPERATE AT ALL DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL MODULE. |
Consequence Summary:
BLOWER MALFUNCTIONS LIMITING OR STOPPING OUTPUT CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING PERFORMANCE INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. |
Corrective Action:
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SEMI-AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL MODULES WITH MODULES CONTAINING REVISED SOFTWARE. |
