1971 Mercury Capri: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 1971 Mercury Capri. The newest campaign is 79V268000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Dec 1979. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 79V268000, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will make the necessary structural modifications to the driver"s side seat back.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
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Recall campaigns
6 campaigns, newest first. 793,546 units in total.
- 79V268000Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner
- 79V269000Power Train / Manual Transmission / Floor Shift Assembly
- 79V210000Exterior Lighting / Headlights / Switch
- 78V176000Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Linkages
- 76V009000Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
- 71V187000Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
79V268000Received . 152,000 units.
Seats / Front Assembly / Recliner
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The reclining seat assemblies may have a poor quality or a missing weld in the seat back frame. This could cause additional loading on other supportive elements in the seat which could result in loosening and eventual breakage of the seat back.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will make the necessary structural modifications to the driver"s side seat back.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
79V269000Received . 273,000 units.
Power Train / Manual Transmission / Floor Shift Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The gear shift selector lever may break during shifting.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the gear shift levers on all affected vehicles without charge to owners.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
79V210000Received . 92,200 units.
Exterior Lighting / Headlights / Switch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The headlamp switches on the involved vehicles may fail without warning and cause loss of vehicle instrument and road lights.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will replace the headlamp switch with one of a corrected design.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
78V176000Received . 187,000 units.
Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Linkages
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The wiper arms could separate from the pivot shafts, rendering the wipers inoperative.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealer will replace the windshield wiper arms, pivot assemblies and certain wiper linkage components without charge to owner.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
76V009000Received . 73,739 units.
Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
71V187000Received . 15,607 units.
Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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.
Complaints by component
The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1971 Mercury CapriThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1971 Mercury Capri: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercury/capri/1971/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1971 Mercury Capri?
- 793,546 units in 6 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Mercury Capri have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 26 recall campaigns for the Mercury Capri, model years 1971 to 1994. 6 of them name the 1971 model year.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1971 Mercury Capri open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.