Recall 93V106000: 1986–1988 Mercury Sable and 2 other models

Report received

Jun 23, 1993

Manufacturer

Ford motor company

Potentially affected

1,610,000vehicles

Model years

1986–1988

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: taurus and sables built from 10-14-85 through 8-19-88, and lincoln continentals built from 11-4-87 through 9-30-88 (except 1989 - 1991 2.5l taurus and 1989 - 1992 sho). The affected cars were originally sold or currently registered in the following states: connecticut, illinois, indiana, maine, massachusetts, michigan, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, and wisconsin. The body mounts at the rear corners of the subframe, which supports the engine and transmission, may become detached due to corrosion of the subframe mount retaining plate. This would allow the rear corners of the subframe to drop.

Possible consequence

If one of the rear corners drops, only minor indications of a malfunction such as a clunking noise or slight change in steering wheel alignment are noticeable. However, if both rear corners of the subframe drop, steering becomes very difficult, which could adversely affect vehicle control and possibly result in an accident.

Remedy

Install a corrosion-resistant reinforcing plate and a new bolt on both rear subframe mounts. This recall campaign has been superseded by recall 98v-323.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 1986 Ford Taurus101 complaints
• 1987 Ford Taurus255 complaints
• 1988 Ford Taurus333 complaints
• 1988 Lincoln Continental84 complaints
• 1986 Mercury Sable46 complaints
• 1987 Mercury Sable76 complaints
• 1988 Mercury Sable126 complaints