The defect
LEFT AND/OR RIGHT REAR SPINDLE ASSEMBLIES MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF SPINDLE STEM SEPARATES, LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
The remedy
REPLACE REAR SPINDLE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Taurus | 1987 |
| Mercury Sable | 1987 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:SPINDLE
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 | 1987 | 255 | 8 |
| Mercury Sable | 1987 | 76 | 8 |
Other suspension recalls in 1986
16 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the suspension; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 86V169000 17 Dec 1986 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 86V168000 17 Dec 1986 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 86V141000 23 Oct 1986 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 86V126000 10 Sept 1986 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 86V122000 28 Aug 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V119000 26 Aug 1986 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 86V098000 22 Jul 1986 | STRICK CORPORATION |
| 86V087000 9 Jul 1986 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986