9Affected configurations shown7,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS IN WHICH THE PARKING PAWL WAS NOT HEAT-TREATED. DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION, A PARKING PAWL THAT HAS NOT BEEN HEAT-TREATED COULD BECOME DEFORMED OR WORN TO THE POINT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT LOCK IN "PARK". AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL FREE IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT SET THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN PARKING OR LEAVING VEHICLE UNATTENDED.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE PARKING PAWL WITH ONE THAT HAS BEEN HEAT-TREATED.
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 78V256000
1979 FORD F100Open vehicle record →1979 FORD F150Open vehicle record →1979 FORD F250Open vehicle record →1979 FORD F350Open vehicle record →1979 FORD ECONOLINEOpen vehicle record →1979 FORD BRONCOOpen vehicle record →1979 FORD CLUB WAGONOpen vehicle record →1979 LINCOLN CONTINENTALOpen vehicle record →1979 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.