The defect
ON SOME OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE SHIFT ROD IN THE TRANSMISSION MAY NOT BE PROPERLY SEATED IN THE RETENTION GROMMET OF THE STEERING COLUMN SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY. IF THE SHIFT ROD WERE TO DISENGAGE, THE DRIVER COULD NOT SELECT THE PROPER TRANSMISSION FUNCTION WHICH WOULD CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR UNEXPECTED MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT THE SHIFT ROD ATTACHMENT AND MAKE SURE IT IS PROPERLY SEATED AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Club Wagon | 1982 |
| Ford E100 | 1982 |
| Ford E150 | 1982 |
| Ford E250 | 1982 |
| Ford E350 | 1982 |
| Ford Econoline | 1982 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
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 Club Wagon | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford E100 | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford E150 | 1982 | 3 | 2 |
| Ford E250 | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| Ford E350 | 1982 | 0 | 3 |
| Ford Econoline | 1982 | 1 | 2 |
Other power train recalls in 1982
12 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the power train; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 82V126000 13 Dec 1982 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 82V125000 13 Dec 1982 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 82V108000 2 Nov 1982 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 82V104000 26 Oct 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V099000 13 Oct 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V100000 13 Oct 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V081000 24 Aug 1982 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 82V040000 23 Apr 1982 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982