NHTSA campaign 02V313000 · Manufacturer campaign 02S43
Lincoln Recall 02V-313: FORD/TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE
NHTSA recall 02V313000 (Manufacturer campaign 02S43) was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on November 21, 2002, with 25 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lincoln Aviator for the 2003 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V313000 (also written 02V-313 or 02V313)
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 02S43
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 25 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V313000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Lincoln
Lincoln Aviator
- 2003 · Vehicles built through November 10, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V313000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE CAN BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE SHIFT CABLE BRACKET.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT RESULTING IN INCORRECT GEAR INDICATION.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL ADD A STRAP TO THE SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTER TO PREVENT THE SHIFT CABLE FROM BECOMING DISLODGED. FORD HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-866-436-7332.
Notes
ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 02V313000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.