1996 Ford Taurus recalls
The 1996 Ford Taurus is affected by 6 safety recall campaigns in NHTSA's records.
At a glance
- Recall campaigns
- 6
- Most recent
- March 25, 1998
Source: NHTSA recall records
Recall campaigns
| Campaign | Reported | Part | Problem | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98V-067 | March 25, 1998 | Fuel system, gasoline (storage, tank assembly) | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles previously serviced under ford service bulletin 97-17-9 from august 1997 through december 1997. These vehicles were inadvertenly equipped with an 18-gallon fuel tank rather than the 16-gallon as specified. The 18-gallon tank has a second valve location where a shipping plug… | 400 |
| 96V-176 | September 18, 1996 | Power train (automatic transmission) | The automatic transmission park pawl shaft may not be free to rotate as intended. If the park pawl shaft does not rotate, it would prevent the park pawl from engaging the park gear when the shift lever is in the park position. | 340,000 |
| 96V-166 | September 5, 1996 | Power train (automatic transmission, gear position indication (prndl)) | The park pawl abutment bracket has a sharp edge which can cause the parking pawl to hang up and not engage the park gear. This would allow the vehicle to move even though the gear shift indicator shows that the vehicle is in park. | 40,000 |
| 96V-151 | August 12, 1996 | Fuel system, gasoline (fuel injection system) | The fuel pressure regulator located on the fuel rail in the engine compartment has a vacuum diaphragm that was damaged during manufacture of the regulator. | 4,700 |
| 96V-086 | May 14, 1996 | Power train (automatic transmission) | The park pawl shaft was improperly positioned when the roll pin that retains it was installed during transmission assembly. If the shaft was not properly positioned, the roll pin may not have lined up with the groove in the shaft and have been crushed at assembly. Also, a burr could have been raised on the shaft. | 100,000 |
| 96V-016 | January 25, 1996 | Service brakes, hydraulic (brake fluid low warning, lamp) | The brake system fluid level indicator lamp switch can malfunction. This does not comply with fmvss no. 105, "hydraulic brake systems." | 76,500 |