NHTSA recall campaign
77V185000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever And Linkage › Column Shift
14Affected configurations shown19,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE PARK ACTUATION SUPPORT PLATES ARE DEFECTIVE DUE TO THEIR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO CRACKING DUE TO IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT DURING MANUFACTURE. AS A RESULT, FRAGMENTS FROM A BROKEN PLATE CAN BECOME LODGED IN THE TRANSMISSION PARKING PAWL MECHANISM. THIS COULD PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION PARKING PAWL FROM ENGAGING WHEN THE SELECTOR LEVER IS PLACED IN THE "PARK" POSITION, OR PREVENT THE PAWL FROM BEING DISENGAGED FROM THE PARK GEAR.
What fixes it
Official remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE PARK ACTUATION CAM SUPPORT PLATES, FREE OF CHARGE, ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES.
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 77V185000
1978 FORD F100Open vehicle record →1978 FORD F150Open vehicle record →1978 FORD F250Open vehicle record →1978 FORD F350Open vehicle record →1978 FORD E150Open vehicle record →1978 FORD E250Open vehicle record →1978 FORD E350Open vehicle record →1978 FORD ECONOLINEOpen vehicle record →1978 FORD THUNDERBIRDOpen vehicle record →1978 FORD BRONCOOpen vehicle record →1978 FORD LTDOpen vehicle record →1978 FORD E100Open vehicle record →1978 FORD CLUB WAGONOpen vehicle record →1978 LINCOLN MARK VOpen 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.