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1996 Mercury Cougar recalls

The 1996 Mercury Cougar is affected by 2 safety recall campaigns in NHTSA's records.

At a glance

Recall campaigns
2
Most recent
April 22, 1996

Source: NHTSA recall records

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedPartProblemVehicles
96V-070 April 22, 1996 Latches/locks/linkages (doors, latch) When in the secondary latched position, the driver door latches may open when subjected to transverse loads less than that specified in fmvss no. 206, "door locks and door retention components." 73,500
96V-007 January 16, 1996 Equipment (appliance, air conditioner) Under certain conditions, the climate control blower does not operate as intended. The blower could (1) stick on "high;" (2) operate erratically with blower output varying between no blower and maximum blower; or (3) not operate at all due to malfunction of the temperature control module. 10,600

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