{"source":"nhtsa","campaign":"96V135000","as_of":"2026-10-19","investigations":[{"action":"PE96029","kind":"PE","kind_name":"Preliminary evaluation","opened":"1996-04-17","closed":"1996-07-30","open":false,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","component":"STEERING:LINKAGES","subject":"STEERING GEAR SECTOR SHAFT ARM (PITMAN A","summary":null,"campaigns":["96V135000"],"match":null,"models":[]}],"note":"An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.","attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/96V135000"}