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Transport Canada recall 1983018

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

Campaign
Published byTransport Canada (Canada)
Campaign number1983018
Manufacturer's number457
Reported1983-02-18
Units potentially affected1877

What is wrong

THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SELECTOR TUBE RETAINING CLIP WHICH RETAINS THE SELECTOR TUBE TO THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK CYLINDER MAY NOT BE OF ADEQUATE HARDNESS. SHOULD THE CLIP LOOSEN AND DISENGAGE FROM THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SELECTOR TUBE ASSEMBLY, THE GEARSHIFT SELECTOR LEVER MAY NOT INDICATE THE ACTUAL GEAR POSITION OF THE TRANSMISSION. FOR EXAMPLE, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL FREE WHEN THE INDICATOR IS IN THE "PARK" POSITION OR COULD ACTUALLY BE IN DRIVE GEAR WHEN THE INDICATOR IS IN THE "NEUTRAL" POSITION.

Vehicles this campaign lists
1983 FORD CROWN VICTORIA
1983 FORD FAIRMONT
1983 FORD LTD
1983 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL
1983 LINCOLN MARK VIListed as a series or trim of this model.
1983 LINCOLN TOWN CAR
1983 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS
1983 MERCURY MARQUIS
1983 MERCURY ZEPHYR

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

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