NHTSA campaign 94V198000

Ford and Mercury Recall 94V-198: Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Pedals and Linkages

NHTSA recall 94V198000 was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on October 11, 1994, with 1,500 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on December 23, 1994, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 94V198000 (also written 94V-198 or 94V198)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Report received: October 11, 1994
Potentially affected: 1,500 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Pedals and Linkages
Owners notified: December 23, 1994

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 94V198000. 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.

Ford

Ford Taurus
- 1995 · Vehicles built September 1, 1994 – September 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)

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Mercury

Mercury Sable
- 1995 · Vehicles built September 1, 1994 – September 1, 1994 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 94V198000.

Defect description

THE RETAINER CLIP WHICH HOLDS THE MASTER CYLINDER PUSH ROD TO THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM IS MISSING OR NOT COMPLETELY INSTALLED. THE PUSH ROD CAN SEPARATE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM.

Safety consequence

THIS CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY AND AN ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL THE RETAINER CLIP.

Notes

SYSTEM: BRAKES; HYDRAULIC; PEDALS AND LINKAGES.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.NOTE: IF THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND THE REMEDY IS NOT PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME OR THE REMEDY DOES NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT, PLEASE CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673. ALSO, CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 94V198000

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.