2000 Mercury Villager recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: MINI vans. One or more of the five bolts that mount the rack and pinion steering gear to the vehicle may have been incorrectly tightened.
💥 The risk
There could be a looseness in the steering, which may be accompanied by noise or vibration.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the vehicles and, if the bolts are missing, will replace the steering gear mounting bolts. All bolts will be tightened to the specified torque. Owner notification began november 28, 2000. 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.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V292001
- Manufacturer recall #
- 00S33
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Vehicles affected
- 67,200
- Component
- STEERING:RACK AND PINION
- Owner phone
- 1-800-392-3673
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 28, 2000
- Built
- Sep 18, 1998 – Mar 6, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).