The defect
ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE PARK ACTUATION SUPPORT PLATES ARE DEFECTIVE DUE TO THEIR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO CRACKING DUE TO IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT DURING MANUFACTURE. AS A RESULT, FRAGMENTS FROM A BROKEN PLATE CAN BECOME LODGED IN THE TRANSMISSION PARKING PAWL MECHANISM. THIS COULD PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION PARKING PAWL FROM ENGAGING WHEN THE SELECTOR LEVER IS PLACED IN THE "PARK" POSITION, OR PREVENT THE PAWL FROM BEING DISENGAGED FROM THE PARK GEAR.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE PARK ACTUATION CAM SUPPORT PLATES, FREE OF CHARGE, ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
Other power train recalls in 1977
7 of the 245 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1977 concerned the power train; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 77V170000 12 Oct 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 77V140000 13 Sept 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 77V131000 1 Sept 1977 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 77V035000 11 Mar 1977 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 77V020000 10 Feb 1977 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 77V010000 1 Jan 1977 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977