NHTSA campaign 98V028000

FORD MOTOR COMPANY Recall 98V-028: FORD/FMVSS 108

NHTSA recall 98V028000 was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on February 10, 1998, with 571,800 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Taurus, Mercury Sable, Ford Contour and more for model years 1997–1998. Owners were notified on March 23, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 98V028000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 98V028000 (also written 98V-028 or 98V028)
Filed by: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Report received: February 10, 1998
Potentially affected: 571,800 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Exterior Lighting — Headlights
Owners notified: March 23, 1998
Safety standard: FMVSS 108

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V028000. 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 Contour
- 1998 · Vehicles built January 13, 1997 – January 14, 1998 (per NHTSA)
Ford Taurus
- 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built June 9, 1997 – February 12, 1998 (per NHTSA)

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Lincoln

Lincoln Continental
- 1998 · Vehicles built July 21, 1997 – November 23, 1997 (per NHTSA)
Lincoln Navigator
- 1998 · Vehicles built May 12, 1997 – January 7, 1998 (per NHTSA)
Lincoln Town Car
- 1998 · Vehicles built October 13, 1997 – November 23, 1997 (per NHTSA)

All Lincoln recalls

Mercury

Mercury Mystique
- 1998 · Vehicles built January 13, 1997 – January 14, 1998 (per NHTSA)
Mercury Sable
- 1997, 1998 · Vehicles built June 9, 1997 – February 12, 1998 (per NHTSA)

All Mercury recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V028000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE TEXT AND/OR GRAPHICS FOR THE VEHICLE HEADLAMP AIMING INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE OWNER GUIDES ARE NOT SUFFICIENTLY CLEAR. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

Safety consequence

IF THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES ARE REPLACED, CUSTOMERS MAY BE CONFUSED BY THE AIMING INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE OWNER GUIDES CAUSING THE HEADLAMPS TO BE IMPROPERLY AIMED.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNER GUIDES CONTAINING REVISED AIMING INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE MAILED TO OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN MARCH 23, 1998. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE OWNER GUIDE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.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 98V028000

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.