The issue
VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED LEFT AND/OR RIGHT REAR SPINDLE ASSEMBLIES. IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED SPINDLE STEMS ARE NOT HARDENED TO SPECIFICATION AND COULD BEND OR BREAK IN SERVICE. IF THE SPINDLE STEM WERE TO SEPARATE, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CORRECTION: REAR SPINDLES WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES. V.I.N. RANGE 1FABP50D0HA109073 TO 1FABP52D1HA115770
Description (français)
Il se peut que les fusées d'essieu droite et gauche ne soient pas suffisamment dures en raison d'un mauvais traitement thermique et elles risquent de gauchir ou de se briser. La rupture d'une des fusées peut provoquer un accident.
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Vehicles covered
| Make and model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Taurus | 1987 |
| Mercury Sable | 1987 |
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Taurus | 1987 | 255 | 8 |
| Mercury Sable | 1987 | 76 | 8 |