# Transport Canada recall 1996121

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.

- Published by: Transport Canada \(Canada\)
- Campaign number: 1996121
- Manufacturer's number: 96S45
- Reported: 1996\-08\-02
- Component: Steering
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 2786

## What is wrong

NOTE: CROWN VICTORIA POLICE INTERCEPTORS AND UNITS FOR COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS. TOWN CARS WITH LIMOUSINE BUILDER PACKAGE OR TRAILER TOW PACKAGE.  THE PITMAN ARMS ON THESE VEHICLES WERE NOT FULLY LUBRICATED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. IF NOT PROPERLY LUBRICATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE, THE PITMAN ARM BALL JOINT MAY BECOME CONTAMINATED AND CORRODE. THIS COULD RESULT IN ABNORMAL WEAR AND POSSIBLE PITMAN ARM BALL JOINT SEPARATION CAUSING SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL AND A POSSIBLE CRASH.

CORRECTION: PITMAN ARMS WILL BE INSPECTED AND THOSE WITH SIGNIFICANT WEAR WILL BE REPLACED. THOSE PITMAN ARMS NOT REPLACED WILL HAVE THE BALL JOINT FULLY GREASED.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1995 FORD CROWN VICTORIA](/makes/ford/crown-victoria/1995/recalls.md)
- [1996 FORD CROWN VICTORIA](/makes/ford/crown-victoria/1996/recalls.md)
- [1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR](/makes/lincoln/town-car/1995/recalls.md)
- [1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR](/makes/lincoln/town-car/1996/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [98\-4739](/bulletins/607154.md), 2000-11-03, Service bulletin
- [98258](/bulletins/603646.md), 1999-03-01, Service bulletin
- [BC9679961001](/bulletins/50539.md), 1997-05-27, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

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