Vehicle recall 98V094000 · May 6, 1998
Mercury Sable and Ford Taurus
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the states of new york, michigan, ohio, illinois, wisconsin, pennsylvania, massachusetts,…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the states of new york, michigan, ohio, illinois, wisconsin, pennsylvania, massachusetts, indiana, new jersey, maine, connecticut, new hampshire, rhode island, vermont, minnesota, iowa, missouri, kentucky, maryland, delaware, and west virginia. The front coil springs can fracture as a result of corrosion in combination with small cracks in the springs.
- Consequence
- The front tire could deflate due to a broken front coil spring contacting the tire, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a spring catcher bracket which will prevent a fractured spring from contacting a tire.
- Notes
- Owners of these vehicles received two notifications.the first notification was mailed July 16, 1998, advising owners that parts were not yet available.the second notice was sent (a postcard) on November 4, 1998,that parts are available. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Ford at 1-800-392-3673.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V094000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 6, 1998
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Manufacturer campaign
- 98S15
- Owner notification
- November 4, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 281,000
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Suspension › Front › Springs › Coil springs
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ford Taurus (1993): 1993
- Mercury Sable (1993): 1993
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