Recall Register

Monroe: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 3 equipment recall campaigns for Monroe. NHTSA received the reports from 1994 to 1996. The campaigns have 100,866 units in total. The newest campaign is 96E038000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Nov 1996.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 100,866 units in total.

  1. 96E038000Received . 58 units.

    Suspension / Rear / Springs / Coil Springs

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The bar pin end can fail.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This failure can cause the rear axle to cease tracking properly leading to a loss of control increasing the risk of a vehicle accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the rear lower torque rods.

    Products named: Monroe.

    Report filed by MONROE AUTO CORP..

  2. 96E036000Received . 2,808 units.

    Suspension / Rear / Springs / Coil Springs

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    At the taper pin end of the torque rod is a metal and rubber bushing. This bushing begins to unseat, or "walks-out."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Once the bushing begins to walk out, the torque rod can break allowing the rear axle of the bus to improperly track leading to a loss of control.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the rear lower torque rods.

    Products named: Monroe.

    Report filed by MONROE AUTO CORP..

  3. 94E036000Received . 98,000 units.

    Suspension / Front / Shock Absorber

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The arc welds on the sway bar bracket, where it attaches to the strut reserve tube, did not fuse properly.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Over time, a portion of the bracket can tear away from the strut, falling into and puncturing the tire or causing damage to the wheel, which could result in an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Monroe dealers will replace the strut free of charge.

    Products named: Ford Taurus 1993; Ford Taurus 1988; Monroe Struts; Ford Taurus 1987; Mercury Sable 1987; Ford Taurus 1986; Mercury Sable 1992; Mercury Sable 1986; Mercury Sable 1989; Mercury Sable 1988; Mercury Sable 1990; Mercury Sable 1994, and 7 more.

    Report filed by MONROE AUTO CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Monroe equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1996, with 2 campaigns.

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • Struts1

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Monroe: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/monroe/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: MONROE AUTO CORP..

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Monroe products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 1 product name for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Struts
How many units does a Monroe equipment campaign have?
The median Monroe campaign has 2,808 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Monroe campaigns name most often?
Suspension, in 3 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.