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Passenger car - Ford Ranger Ford

Official notice

8 Oct 2010

Last checked

8 Oct 2010

Critical riskEU Safety Gate

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Passenger car - Ford Ranger Ford. The bracket of the automatic gearbox lever may break and as a result gear changes might not occur. If the gears were actually in "neutral" when the lever was in the "parking" position, the vehicle could roll away unexpectedly if the handbrake was not on and the vehicle was on an incline. Published 2010-10-08.

What to do now

The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.

Recall number

1470/10

Official notice

2010-10-08

The hazard

The bracket of the automatic gearbox lever may break and as a result gear changes might not occur. If the gears were actually in "neutral" when the lever was in the "parking" position, the vehicle could roll away unexpectedly if the handbrake was not on and the vehicle was on an incline.

How to check if you're affected

Compare the VIN on your vehicle against the official list. If your VIN is listed, follow the official notice.

Models

J97

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Affected products

Product 1

Passenger car - Ford Ranger

Risk / hazard

The bracket of the automatic gearbox lever may break and as a result gear changes might not occur. If the gears were actually in "neutral" when the lever was in the "parking" position, the vehicle could roll away unexpectedly if the handbrake was not on and the vehicle was on an incline.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

DE · Germany

Location 2

FR · France

Affected area 1

DE · Germany

Affected area 2

FR · France

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Ford.

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

VEHICLES

Classification

Serious risk — Injuries

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

1470/10

Classification

Serious risk — Injuries

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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