MERCURYCapri
NHTSA vehicle recall lookup
1973 Mercury Capri recalls
There are 3 NHTSA recall campaigns associated with this vehicle configuration.
Live NHTSA dataVehicle taxonomy resolved as Mercury Capri.
Most-mentioned components
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY · 1SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER · 1VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES · 1
Campaign 79V269000
Power Train › Manual Transmission › Floor Shift Assembly
Aug 12, 1980
Summary
THE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR LEVER MAY BREAK DURING SHIFTING.
Remedy
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DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE GEAR SHIFT LEVERS ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNERS.
Campaign 79V268000
Seats › Front Assembly › Recliner
Aug 12, 1980
Summary
THE RECLINING SEAT ASSEMBLIES MAY HAVE A POOR QUALITY OR A MISSING WELD IN THE SEAT BACK FRAME. THIS COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL LOADING ON OTHER SUPPORTIVE ELEMENTS IN THE SEAT WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOOSENING AND EVENTUAL BREAKAGE OF THE SEAT BACK.
Remedy
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DEALER WILL MAKE THE NECESSARY STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE DRIVER"S SIDE SEAT BACK.
Campaign 78V176000
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Linkages
Mar 8, 1979
Summary
THE WIPER ARMS COULD SEPARATE FROM THE PIVOT SHAFTS, RENDERING THE WIPERS INOPERATIVE.
Remedy
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DEALER WILL REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARMS, PIVOT ASSEMBLIES AND CERTAIN WIPER LINKAGE COMPONENTS WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNER.
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