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1996 Ford Windstar recalls

The 1996 Ford Windstar is affected by 8 safety recall campaigns in NHTSA's records.

At a glance

Recall campaigns
8
Most recent
October 13, 2009

Source: NHTSA recall records

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedPartProblemVehicles
09V-399 October 13, 2009 Vehicle speed control Ford is recalling model years 1995-2003 windstar, 2000-2003 excursion diesel, 1993-1997 and 1999-2003 f-250 sd through f-550 sd diesel, 1992-2003 e-150 through e-550, 1995-2002 explorer, 1997 and 2002 mercury mountaineer, 1995-1997 and 2001-2003 ranger, and 1994 f53 vehicles equipped with the texas instruments speed… 4,500,000
02V-101 April 4, 2002 Service brakes, hydraulic (foundation components, hoses, lines/piping, and fittings) On certain minivans originally sold in or currently registered in the states of connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin, and the district of… 250,283
00V-168 June 19, 2000 Exterior lighting Vehicle description: mini vans, light pickup trucks, and sport utility vehicles. Off lease canadian vehicles equipped with daytime running lights which meet canadian requirements and not the photometric requirements of fmvss 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." according to ford, the vehicles… 20,637
99V-147 June 14, 1999 Service brakes, hydraulic (foundation components, master cylinder) Vehicle description: minivans. The brake fluid master cylinder is recessed and oriented in the engine compartment so that the brake fluid warning statement embossed on both the top of the filler cap and the side of the reservoir body are not entirely visible by direct view. These vehicles may not fully comply with… 789,723
97V-180 October 20, 1997 Structure (body, hood) Vehicle description: passenger vehicles and mini vans. Tearing of the bond between the inner and outer hood panels during minor front end collisions can result in a gap at the leading edge of the hood. Air forced between the inner and outer panels can produce enough pressure to force the outer panel upward. 769,000
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-114 July 1, 1996 Seats The four fasteners securing the driver's seat to the floorpan were not torqued to proper specifications. 200
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

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