NHTSA campaign 98V288000
Ford and Mercury Recall 98V-288: FORD/TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE
NHTSA recall 98V288000 was reported by FORD MOTOR COMPANY on November 9, 1998, with 1,800 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on November 25, 1998, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V288000 (also written 98V-288 or 98V288)
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,800 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Cooling Unit and Lines
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V288000. 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
- 1999 · Vehicles built August 3, 1998 – September 17, 1998 (per NHTSA)
Mercury
Mercury Sable
- 1999 · Vehicles built August 3, 1998 – September 17, 1998 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V288000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUPPED WITH THE "CALIFORNIA" EMISSIONS PACKAGE. AN INCORRECT TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE WAS INSTALLED. THE LINE CONTACTS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM MODULE SUPPORT BRACKET AND OVER TIME, CAN WEAR AND DEVELOP A LEAK.
Safety consequence
TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKAGE ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD OR CATALYTIC CONVERTER CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE APPROPRIATE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 25, 1998. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY 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 98V288000
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.