- Vehicles
- 36,000
- Built between
- Nov 1982 – Dec 1982
- Models
- 10
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 March 1983
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 1982 and December 1982. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1983 Ford Crown VictoriaBuilt November 1982 to December 1982
- 1983 Ford FairmontBuilt November 1982 to December 1982
- 1983 Ford LTD LBuilt November 1982 to December 1982
- 1983 Ford SquireBuilt November 1982 to December 1982
- 1983 Lincoln ContinentalBuilt November 1982 to December 1982
- 1983 Lincoln Mark VIBuilt November 1982 to December 1982
- 1983 Lincoln Town CARBuilt November 1982 to December 1982
- 1983 Mercury Grand MarquisBuilt November 1982 to December 1982
- 1983 Mercury MarquisBuilt November 1982 to December 1982
- 1983 Mercury ZephyrBuilt November 1982 to December 1982
What the defect is
The shift indicator may not accurately reflect the shift selector position. Some vehicles were produced with transmission control selector tube retaining clips that may not be hard enough. The clip may loosen or fall off, and the selector tube may become displaced.
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SELECTOR TUBE RETAINING CLIP AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 1982 to December 1982
- Recall reported to NHTSA24 February 1983
- Owners notified9 March 1983
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 24 February 1983.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with column shift andautomatic transmission.system: power train; transmission control selector tube retaining clips.consequences of defect: the selector tube, which is routed inside the steeringcolumn, controls the position of the transmission gear indicator in the dash.if the clip loosens and the tube is not positioned correctly, the indicator maynot be accurate. For example, the indicator may show that the transmission isin "park", when it is actually in "reverse", or it may indicate "neutral" whenthe transmission is in gear. If this should occur, and the parking brake is notset, the vehicle may move unexpectedly and cause an accident or personalinjury.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.