# Transport Canada recall 1996148

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: 1996148
- Manufacturer's number: 96S51
- Reported: 1996\-09\-20
- Component: Powertrain
- Notification type: Safety Mfr
- Units potentially affected: 17222

## What is wrong

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE PARK MECHANISM MAY NOT PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM ROLLING EVEN IF THE TRANSAXLE SHIFT LEVER IS FIRMLY PLACED IN THE "PARK" POSITION. IF THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE THAT THE PARK MECHANISM OF THE TRANSAXLE HAS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGED AND LEAVES THE VEHICLE UNATTENDED WITHOUT SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE COULD BE FREE TO ROLL AS IF IN NEUTRAL. THIS COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

CORRECTION: PARK MECHANISM WILL BE INSPECTED AND, IF NECESSARY, A NEW PARK PAWL SHAFT WILL BE INSTALLED IN THE TRANSAXLE.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [1996 FORD TAURUS](/makes/ford/taurus/1996/recalls.md)
- [1996 LINCOLN CONTINENTAL](/makes/lincoln/continental/1996/recalls.md)
- [1996 MERCURY SABLE](/makes/mercury/sable/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.

- [17358](/bulletins/10008183.md), 2004-07-23, Service bulletin
- [03148](/bulletins/10003748.md), 2003-10-29, Service bulletin
- [03123](/bulletins/10002684.md), 2003-09-10, Service bulletin
- [15392](/bulletins/630356.md), 2002-04-16, Service bulletin
- [15370](/bulletins/630351.md), 2002-04-16, Service bulletin
- [01181](/bulletins/625715.md), 2001-11-30, Service bulletin
- [15142](/bulletins/624854.md), 2001-11-15, Service bulletin
- [15128](/bulletins/624640.md), 2001-11-08, Service bulletin
- [5205](/bulletins/615337.md), 2001-01-13, Service bulletin
- [11815](/bulletins/615311.md), 2001-01-12, 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)

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