Vehicle recall 77V185000 · October 25, 1977
Ford Bronco, Ford Club Wagon and 12 more models
On the involved vehicles, the park actuation support plates are defective due to their susceptibility to cracking due to improper heat treatment during manufacture.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- 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.
- Remedy
- The dealer will replace the park actuation cam support plates, free of charge, on all affected vehicles.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles and light trucks equipped with c-6AUTOMATIC transmissions.system: power train; park actuation gear support plates.consequences of defect: if the vehicle is placed in the park mode without theparking brake engaged, the parking pawl may not engage the "park" gear and thevehicle would be allowed to roll free causing property damage and personalinjuries.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 77V185000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 25, 1977
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Owner notification
- November 21, 1977
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 19,000
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Power train › Automatic transmission › Lever and linkage › Column shift
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ford Bronco (1978): 1978
- Ford Club Wagon (1978): 1978
- Ford E-100 (1978): 1978
- Ford E-150 (1978): 1978
- Ford E-250 (1978): 1978
- Ford E-350 (1978): 1978
- Ford Econoline (1978): 1978
- Ford F-100 (1978): 1978
- Ford F-150 (1978): 1978
- Ford F-250 (1978): 1978
- Ford F-350 (1978): 1978
- Ford LTD (1978): 1978
- Ford Thunderbird (1978): 1978
- Lincoln Mark V (1978): 1978
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