The defect
AN INCORRECT INSULATOR MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN THE STEERING SHIFT CANE LEVER ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES. THIS INSULATOR IS USED TO CONNECT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LINKAGE TO THE SHIFT CANE LEVER. IF THE SHIFT LINKAGE WERE TO SEPARATE FROM THE SHIFT LEVER, OPERATOR WOULD BE UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE STUCK IN THE LAST GEAR USED BEFORE THE SEPARATION TOOK PLACE.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL THE CORRECT INSULATOR WIHTOUT CHARGE TO OWNER..
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford LTD | 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 LTD | 1982 | 0 | 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 |
| 82V100000 13 Oct 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V081000 24 Aug 1982 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 82V040000 23 Apr 1982 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 82V018000 2 Mar 1982 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982