Defect Description For Recall
Vehicle Description: Medium Duty Trucks And School Bus Chassis-Cowls Equipped With Automatic Transmissions. The Welds That Attach The Key To The Top Of The Steering Column Mounted Automatic Transmission Shift Linkage May Not Adequately Retain The Key, Allowing The Transmission To Be In A Gear Other Than That Indicated On The “Prndl”, Or In Some Cases, “Rndl.”
Make Of Vehicle
FORD
Model Of Vehicle
B800
Year
1998
Recall Campaign Number
97V091000
Component Description
Power Train:Automatic Transmission:Gear Position Indication (Prndl)
Effect Of Defect
The Domestic Special Order (Dso) Park Brake May Not Engage When The Shift Lever Is Placed In The Park Position, Or In The Vehicle Moving In An Unintended DireCTIon When The Accelerator Is Pressed. In Some Vehicles The Dso Parking Brake Mechanism Also May Not Be Properly Adjusted, Which Can Result In The Park Brake Not Engaging When The Shift Lever Is Placed In The Park Position, Increasing The Risk Of A Vehicle Crash.
Fix Defect
Dealers Will Replace The Steering Column Shift Tube And, If So Equipped, To Have The Dso Park Brake Linkage Adjusted.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Start Of Manufacture
19970303
End Of Manufacture
19970414
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
2400
Date Owners Notified
19970611
Initiated By
Mfr
Responsible Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Date Report Received
19970528