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NHTSA recall 99V226000

Latches/locks/linkages › Doors › Latch

Mercury Cougar

Reported Aug 18, 199910,011 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYMaker’s number 99S22Built Sep 9, 1998 – Nov 18, 1998

The defect

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.

The risk

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 remedy

Dealers will install a revised side door latch.

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Vehicles in this recall

Mercury Cougar
1999

Notes

Owner notification began september 29, 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).