NHTSA recall 96V176000
Power Train · Ford Motor Company
Details
What's wrong: The automatic transmission park pawl shaft may not be free to rotate as intended. If the park pawl shaft does not rotate, it would prevent the park pawl from engaging the park gear when the shift lever is in the park position.
Why it matters: This condition could result in the vehicle rolling as if in neutral with the shift lever in the park position.
The fix: Dealers will inspect the park pawl shaft rotation and those shafts with restricted rotation will be replaced with a shorter shaft that will not restrict rotation.
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
All model years NHTSA lists
1996 Ford Taurus, 1996 Lincoln Continental, 1996 Mercury Sable.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 96V176000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.