Ford Motor Company: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Ford Motor Company reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 4, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 212. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CONTROLLERS DESIGNED FOR REAR WHEEL DRIVE CARS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THESE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CARS..
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY AND POSSIBLEVEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE THE REAR WHEEL DRIVE ABS CONTROLLER WITH A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE ABS CONTROLLER.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Ford Taurus | 1,557 | 8 | 49 | 54 |
| 1993 Mercury Sable | 674 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 93V023000.
Full record for the 1993 Ford Taurus → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →