The defect
THE SHIFT INDICATOR MAY NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE SHIFT SELECTOR POSITION. SOME VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH TRANSMISSION CONTROL SELECTOR TUBE RETAINING CLIPS THAT MAY NOT BE HARD ENOUGH. THE CLIP MAY LOOSEN OR FALL OFF, AND THE SELECTOR TUBE MAY BECOME DISPLACED.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SELECTOR TUBE RETAINING CLIP AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Crown Victoria | 1983 |
| Ford Fairmont | 1983 |
| Ford LTD L | 1983 |
| Ford Squire | 1983 |
| Lincoln Continental | 1983 |
| Lincoln Mark VI | 1983 |
| Lincoln Town Car | 1983 |
| Mercury Grand Marquis | 1983 |
| Mercury Marquis | 1983 |
| Mercury Zephyr | 1983 |
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 Crown Victoria | 1983 | 5 | 2 |
| Ford Fairmont | 1983 | 3 | 2 |
| Ford LTD L | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford Squire | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Lincoln Continental | 1983 | 2 | 2 |
| Lincoln Mark VI | 1983 | 1 | 2 |
| Lincoln Town Car | 1983 | 4 | 3 |
| Mercury Grand Marquis | 1983 | 7 | 2 |
| Mercury Marquis | 1983 | 1 | 2 |
| Mercury Zephyr | 1983 | 1 | 2 |
Other power train recalls in 1983
6 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the power train; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 83V132000 7 Dec 1983 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 83V102000 27 Sept 1983 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 83V068000 14 Jul 1983 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 83V045000 27 Apr 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V028000 7 Mar 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983