The defect
THE RIGHT QUARTER WINDOWS MAY CONTAIN GLASS WHICH WAS IMPROPERLY TEMPERED. THIS GLASS MAY YIELD PIECES LARGER THAN THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED BY FMVSS 205, GLAZING MATERIAL. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT THESE LARGE PIECES OF GLASS MAY SERIOUSLY INJURE THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR.
The remedy
REPLACE THE QUARTER WINDOWS CONTAINING DATE CODE 5 AF.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Taurus | 1986 |
| Mercury Sable | 1986 |
Components: VISIBILITY
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 | 1986 | 101 | 8 |
| Mercury Sable | 1986 | 46 | 8 |
Other visibility recalls in 1986
5 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the visibility; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 86V096000 16 Jul 1986 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 86V063000 15 May 1986 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 86V048000 27 Mar 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V044000 19 Mar 1986 | CHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986