NHTSA recall campaign
81V008000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (Prndl)
44Affected configurations shown21,000,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THIS IS A MANUFACTURER"S NOTICE TO ADVISE OWNERS OF PROPER VEHICLE OPERATION. THE PARKING GEAR MAY NOT BE SECURELY ENGAGED AFTER THE OPERATOR HAS ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT TO PARK. THE VEHICLE MAY APPEAR TO BE IN PARK THOUGH ACTUALLY IN REVERSE. THIS COULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY.
What fixes it
Official remedy
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A SELF-STICKING LABEL CONTAINING IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS AS A DAILY REMINDER OF THE SERIOUS HAZARDS OF UNEXPECTED VEHICLE MOTION. IT SHOULD BE PLACED INSIDE THE VEHICLE IN AN EASILY SEEN LOCATION.
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 81V008000
1980 FORD FORDOpen vehicle record →1980 FORD FORD TRUCKOpen vehicle record →1980 LINCOLN LINCOLNOpen vehicle record →1980 MERCURY MERCURYOpen vehicle record →1979 FORD FORDOpen vehicle record →1979 FORD FORD TRUCKOpen vehicle record →1979 LINCOLN LINCOLNOpen vehicle record →1979 MERCURY MERCURYOpen vehicle record →1978 FORD FORD TRUCKOpen vehicle record →1978 FORD FORDOpen vehicle record →1978 LINCOLN LINCOLNOpen vehicle record →1978 MERCURY MERCURYOpen vehicle record →1977 FORD FORD TRUCKOpen vehicle record →1977 FORD FORDOpen vehicle record →1977 LINCOLN LINCOLNOpen vehicle record →1977 MERCURY MERCURYOpen vehicle record →1976 FORD FORD TRUCKOpen vehicle record →1976 FORD FORDOpen vehicle record →1976 LINCOLN LINCOLNOpen vehicle record →1976 MERCURY MERCURYOpen vehicle record →1975 FORD FORD TRUCKOpen vehicle record →1975 FORD FORDOpen vehicle record →1975 LINCOLN LINCOLNOpen vehicle record →1975 MERCURY MERCURYOpen vehicle record →1974 FORD FORD TRUCKOpen vehicle record →1974 FORD FORDOpen vehicle record →1974 LINCOLN LINCOLNOpen vehicle record →1974 MERCURY MERCURYOpen vehicle record →1973 FORD FORD TRUCKOpen vehicle record →1973 FORD FORDOpen vehicle record →1973 LINCOLN LINCOLNOpen vehicle record →1973 MERCURY MERCURYOpen vehicle record →1972 FORD FORDOpen vehicle record →1972 FORD FORD TRUCKOpen vehicle record →1972 LINCOLN LINCOLNOpen vehicle record →1972 MERCURY MERCURYOpen vehicle record →1971 FORD FORDOpen vehicle record →1971 FORD FORD TRUCKOpen vehicle record →1971 LINCOLN LINCOLNOpen vehicle record →1971 MERCURY MERCURYOpen vehicle record →1970 FORD FORD TRUCKOpen vehicle record →1970 FORD FORDOpen vehicle record →1970 LINCOLN LINCOLNOpen vehicle record →1970 MERCURY MERCURYOpen 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.