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1978 Ford BRONCO Power Train Automatic Transmission Lever And Recall


NHTSA Recall #	49350
NHTSA Compaign #	77V185000
MFG Compaign #
Manufacturer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Supplier	FORD
Brand	FORD
Model	BRONCO
Model Year	1978
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND
Date of notification	21/11/77
Begin date of manufacuring	01/10/77
End date of manufacturing	01/10/77
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	25/10/77
Report created	12/10/79
Regulation part number
FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units	19000
Defect summary	On the involved vehicles, the park actuation support plates are defective due to their susceptibility to cracking due to improper heat treatment during manufacture. As a result, fragments from a broken plate can become lodged in the transmission parking pawl mechanism. This could prevent the transmission parking pawl from engaging when the selector lever is placed in the "park" position, or prevent the pawl from being disengaged from the park gear.
Consequence summary
Corrective action	The dealer will replace the park actuation cam support plates, free of charge, on all affected vehicles.
Recall notes	Vehicle description: passenger vehicles and light trucks equipped with c-6automatic transmissions. System: power train; park actuation gear support plates. Consequences of defect: if the vehicle is placed in the park mode without theparking brake engaged, the parking pawl may not engage the "park" gear and thevehicle would be allowed to roll free causing property damage and personalinjuries.

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1978 Ford BRONCO Power Train Automatic Transmission Lever And Recall

1978 Ford BRONCO Power Train Automatic Transmission Lever And Recall

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