NHTSA recall campaign

79V269000

Power Train › Manual Transmission › Floor Shift Assembly

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7Affected configurations shown273,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentPower Train › Manual Transmission › Floor Shift Assembly
Report receivedAug 12, 1980
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR LEVER MAY BREAK DURING SHIFTING.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVERS ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNERS.

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 79V269000

1977 MERCURY CAPRIOpen vehicle record →1976 MERCURY CAPRIOpen vehicle record →1975 MERCURY CAPRIOpen vehicle record →1974 MERCURY CAPRIOpen vehicle record →1973 MERCURY CAPRIOpen vehicle record →1972 MERCURY CAPRIOpen vehicle record →1971 MERCURY CAPRIOpen 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.

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