Ford Bronco, Club Wagon, E100, E150 and 10 more (1978): Power train
Recall 77V185000 · Oct 25, 1977 · Ford Motor Company
19,000
vehicles affected
19,000
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 77V185000
- Date
- Oct 25, 1977
- Maker
- Ford Motor Company
- Units affected
- 19,000
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Power train > Automatic transmission > Lever and linkage > Column shift
- Model years
- 1978
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Other or not stated
What is wrong
ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE PARK ACTUATION SUPPORT PLATES ARE DEFECTIVE DUE TO THEIR SUSCEPTIBILITY TO CRACKING DUE TO IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT DURING MANUFACTURE. AS A RESULT, FRAGMENTS FROM A BROKEN PLATE CAN BECOME LODGED IN THE TRANSMISSION PARKING PAWL MECHANISM. THIS COULD PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION PARKING PAWL FROM ENGAGING WHEN THE SELECTOR LEVER IS PLACED IN THE "PARK" POSITION, OR PREVENT THE PAWL FROM BEING DISENGAGED FROM THE PARK GEAR.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE PARK ACTUATION CAM SUPPORT PLATES, FREE OF CHARGE, ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES.
Vehicles covered
14 models, 14 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 77V185000?
14 models: Ford Bronco (1978), Ford Club Wagon (1978), Ford E100 (1978) and 11 more, about 19,000 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 77V185000?
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE PARK ACTUATION CAM SUPPORT PLATES, FREE OF CHARGE, ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.