Mercury Police Vehicle
Model Police Vehicle made by Mercury got 1 recall. There was one recall concerning structure .
Model 1979
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | ||||||||||||||||
| 79V116000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | from 02/01/1979 to 03/01/1979 | V (Vehicle) | 12 | 06/18/1979 | MFR | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 05/15/1979 | 10/12/1979 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | The involved vehicles were produced with frames that may have inadequately welded #2 crossmember assemblies. this could occur if certain manual weld operations were not performed during frame fabrication. severe operating conditions which may occur in police duty, may cause cracking around the gusset, allowing it to separate from the frame. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | ||||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, reweld the manual weld areas on the #2 crossmember assembly. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with police package.system: structure; frame and members.consequences of defect: ifthis were to occur, the front suspension lower armwhich is attached to the gusset would also disengage from the frame, resultingis loss of steering control. this could lead to a vehicle accident. | |||||||||||||||