Recall 98V094000: Front Coil Spring Cracking
Year: 1993Make: FORD, MERCURY
Model: TAURUS, SABLE
Year of Recall: '98
Type of Report: Vehicle
Potential Number of Units Affected: 281000
Summary:
Vehicle Description: Passenger vehicles currently registered in the states of New York, Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Indiana, New Jersey, Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia. The front coil springs can fracture as a result of corrosion in combination with small cracks in the springs.
The front tire could deflate due to a broken front coil spring contacting the tire, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Dealers will install a spring catcher bracket which will prevent a fractured spring from contacting a tire.
Owner notification has not yet been scheduled. 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).