NHTSA recall campaign
83V017000
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever And Linkage › Column Shift
10Affected configurations shown36,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THE SHIFT INDICATOR MAY NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE SHIFT SELECTOR POSITION. SOME VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH TRANSMISSION CONTROL SELECTOR TUBE RETAINING CLIPS THAT MAY NOT BE HARD ENOUGH. THE CLIP MAY LOOSEN OR FALL OFF, AND THE SELECTOR TUBE MAY BECOME DISPLACED.
What fixes it
Official remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SELECTOR TUBE RETAINING CLIP AT NO 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 83V017000
1983 FORD CROWN VICTORIAOpen vehicle record →1983 FORD FAIRMONTOpen vehicle record →1983 FORD SQUIREOpen vehicle record →1983 FORD LTD LOpen vehicle record →1983 LINCOLN CONTINENTALOpen vehicle record →1983 LINCOLN MARK VIOpen vehicle record →1983 LINCOLN TOWN CAROpen vehicle record →1983 MERCURY MARQUISOpen vehicle record →1983 MERCURY ZEPHYROpen vehicle record →1983 MERCURY GRAND 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.