{"source":"tc","country":"ca","campaign":"1996148","date":"1996-09-20","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":null,"component":"Powertrain","summary":"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.\nCORRECTION: PARK MECHANISM WILL BE INSPECTED AND, IF NECESSARY, A NEW PARK PAWL SHAFT WILL BE INSTALLED IN THE TRANSAXLE.","consequence":null,"remedy":null,"notes":null,"mfr_campaign":"96S51","part_number":null,"units":17222,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":null,"park_outside":null,"notification":"Safety Mfr","french":{"component":"Groupe motopropulseur","notification":"Sécurité - fabricant","summary":"Il se peut que le mécanisme de stationnement de la boîte-pont automatique n’empêche pas le véhicule de se déplacer même si le levier de la boîte-pont est fermement placé en position «stationnement» (PARK). Si le conducteur ne s’est pas aperçu que le mécanisme de stationnement de la boîte-pont ne s’est pas bien mis en prise et laisse le véhicule sans surveillance sans serrer le frein de stationnement, ce dernier peut se déplacer comme si la boîte était au point mort, ce qui peut entraîner un accident.  Correction: Le mécanisme de stationnement devra être inspecté et au besoin on devra installer un nouvel arbre de cliquet de stationnement sur la boîte-pont."},"vehicles":[{"year":1996,"make":"FORD","model":"TAURUS","vehicle_id":"1996_ford_taurus","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1996,"make":"LINCOLN","model":"CONTINENTAL","vehicle_id":"1996_lincoln_continental","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":1996,"make":"MERCURY","model":"SABLE","vehicle_id":"1996_mercury_sable","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":["Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada."],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/tc/1996148"}