1996 Mercury Cougar: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1996 Mercury Cougar. The newest campaign is 96V070000. NHTSA received the report on 22 Apr 1996. The NHTSA record gives the component Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch. NHTSA has 62 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 96V070000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the driver door latch.
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.
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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 84,100 units in total.
96V070000Received . 73,500 units.
Latches/Locks/Linkages / Doors / Latch
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
When in the secondary latched position, the driver door latches may open when subjected to transverse loads less than that specified in FMVSS no. 206, "door locks and door retention components."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The driver's door, when closed only to the secondary latched position, may not sustain a 1,000 pound transverse load.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the driver door latch.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
96V007000Received . 10,600 units.
Equipment / Appliance / Air Conditioner
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Under certain conditions, the climate control blower does not operate as intended. The blower could (1) stick on "high;" (2) operate erratically with blower output varying between no blower and maximum blower; or (3) not operate at all due to malfunction of the temperature control module.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Blower malfunctions limiting or stopping output can adversely affect windshield defrosting and defogging performance increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the semi-automatic temperature control modules with modules containing revised software.
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
62 complaints, 77 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1996 Mercury Cougar
- All 1996 vehicles
| Component | 1996 Cougar | All 1996 vehicles | Cougar, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 298.7 | 140.9 | 164 | 23 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 77.9 | 120.9 | 104.7 | 6 |
| Visibility | 77.9 | 59 | 52.5 | 6 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 64.9 | 42 | 62 | 5 |
| Structure | 64.9 | 39.5 | 32.5 | 5 |
| Tires | 64.9 | 37.2 | 24.9 | 5 |
| Power Train | 51.9 | 97.9 | 66.9 | 4 |
| Seat Belts | 39 | 23.1 | 43.5 | 3 |
| Suspension | 39 | 55 | 28.3 | 3 |
| Unknown or Other | 39 | 22.4 | 26.5 | 3 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 17.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 3
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 3
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 24 Aug 2011
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA01001 | Engineering analysis | BLOWER SWITCH/RESISTOR OR WIRING HARNESS | Electrical System | 5 Jan 2001 | 31 Jul 2001 | 01I009000 |
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.
- 19620
- 19672
- 19681
- 19694
- 19701
- 19711
- 19721
- 19730
- 19742
- 19752
- 19761
- 19773
- 19781
- 19792
- 19801
- 19823
- 19832
- 19841
- 19851
- 19862
- 19871
- 19881
- 19894
- 19903
- 19913
- 19923
- 19933
- 19940
- 19950
- 19962
- 19970
- 19980
- 19997
- 20003
- 20011
- 20021
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 1996 Mercury CougarThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Mercury Cougar: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercury/cougar/1996/. 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
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1996 Mercury Cougar?
- 84,100 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Mercury Cougar have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 48 recall campaigns for the Mercury Cougar, model years 1962 to 2002. 2 of them name the 1996 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Mercury Cougar name most often?
- Engine and Engine Cooling: 23 of 77 component mentions, or 298.7 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 140.9 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Mercury Cougar open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.