Vehicle recall 99V275000 · October 12, 1999
Mercury Cougar and Ford Thunderbird
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with fog lights, in which the headlights may go out for various intervals and which may be preceded by flickering or blinking as…
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- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with fog lights, in which the headlights may go out for various intervals and which may be preceded by flickering or blinking as a result of the circuit breaker opening.
- Consequence
- Driver's could experience a loss of visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a headlight switch which incorporates a circuit breaker of revised design, and install a wiring harness connector, if needed.
- Notes
- Ford recall no. 99S30.OWNER notification began November 15, 1999. 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
- 99V275000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 12, 1999
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Manufacturer campaign
- 99S30
- Owner notification
- November 15, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 164,731
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Exterior lighting › Headlights › Switch
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ford Thunderbird (1992-1993): 1993, 1992
- Mercury Cougar (1992-1993): 1993, 1992
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