Recall 96V007000: 1996 Mercury Cougar and 1 other model

Report received

Jan 16, 1996

Manufacturer

Ford motor company

Potentially affected

10,600vehicles

Model years

1996

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

Under certain conditions, the climate control blower does not operate as intended. The blower could (1) stick on "high;" (2) operate erratically with blower output varying between no blower and maximum blower; or (3) not operate at all due to malfunction of the temperature control module.

Possible consequence

Blower malfunctions limiting or stopping output can adversely affect windshield defrosting and defogging performance increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the semi-automatic temperature control modules with modules containing revised software.

Affected model years

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

• 1996 Ford Thunderbird233 complaints
• 1996 Mercury Cougar62 complaints