NHTSA recall campaign
77V140000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever And Linkage › Column Shift
10Affected configurations shown9,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE FITTED WITH TILT STEERING COLUMNS CONTAINING TRANSMISSION CONTROL INSERTS INTENDED FOR TRUCKS RATHER THAN PASSENGER VEHICLES. THIS MAY CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR POINTER TO BE MISALIGNED AND THE POSSIBILITY OF STARTING THE ENGINE WHEN THE SELECTOR IS BETWEEN THE NEUTRAL (N) AND DRIVE (D) DETENTS AND THE TRANSMISSION IS IN DRIVE.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CONTROL INSERT, WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 77V140000
1978 FORD LTDOpen vehicle record →1977 FORD THUNDERBIRDOpen vehicle record →1977 FORD GRANADAOpen vehicle record →1977 FORD LTDOpen vehicle record →1977 FORD LTD IIOpen vehicle record →1977 LINCOLN CONTINENTALOpen vehicle record →1977 LINCOLN MARK VOpen vehicle record →1977 LINCOLN VERSAILLESOpen vehicle record →1977 MERCURY MONARCHOpen vehicle record →1977 MERCURY MARQUISOpen vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.