Mercury Cougar (1999): Latches/locks/linkages
Recall 99V226000 · Aug 18, 1999 · Ford Motor Company
10,011
vehicles affected
10,011
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 99V226000
- Date
- Aug 18, 1999
- Maker
- Ford Motor Company
- Units affected
- 10,011
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Latches/locks/linkages > Doors > LATCH
- Model years
- 1999
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Other or not stated
What is wrong
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE DOOR LATCH MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITH A LATCH PAWL THAT HAS A COATING WHICH WILL SWELL IN HIGH HUMIDITY CONDITIONS. THE LATCH PAWL MAY THEN STICK IN THE OPEN OR UNLATCHED POSITION.
What can happen
THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSED. IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN THIS CONDITION, IT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN THE DOOR OPENING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED SIDE DOOR LATCH.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 99V226000?
1 model: Mercury Cougar (1999), about 10,011 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 99V226000?
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED SIDE DOOR LATCH.
What can happen?
THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSED. IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN IN THIS CONDITION, IT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN THE DOOR OPENING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
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.