The defect
TRANSMISSION LINKAGE WAS ADJUSTED IMPROPERLY DURING PRODUCTION.
The risk
IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS, THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT THETRANSMISSION PARKING PAWL MAY NOT FULLY ENGAGE THE PARKING GEAR WHEN THETRANSMISSION SELECTOR LEVER IS PLACED IN PARK.
The remedy
INSPECT ALL VEHICLES AND ADJUST TRANSMISSION LINKAGE PROPERLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Merkur Scorpio | 1988 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merkur Scorpio | 1988 | 8 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 1988
11 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the power train; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 88V177000 15 Nov 1988 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 88V166000 18 Oct 1988 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 88V128000 1 Aug 1988 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 88V101000 27 Jun 1988 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 88V085000 23 May 1988 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 88V050000 4 Apr 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V045000 28 Mar 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 88V037000 23 Mar 1988 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988