1997 Mercury Sable: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1997 Mercury Sable. The newest campaign is 98V028000. NHTSA received the report on 10 Feb 1998. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Headlights. NHTSA has 228 complaints 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, 98V028000, in the NHTSA record
Owner guides containing revised aiming instructions will be mailed to owners of these vehicles.
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 .
Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 711,800 units in total.
98V028000Received . 571,800 units.
Exterior Lighting / Headlights
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The text and/or graphics for the vehicle headlamp aiming instructions provided in the owner guides are not sufficiently clear. This does not meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the headlamp assemblies are replaced, customers may be confused by the aiming instructions provided in the owner guides causing the headlamps to be improperly aimed.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owner guides containing revised aiming instructions will be mailed to owners of these vehicles.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
97V097000Received . 100,000 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with ax4s automatic transaxles. The low/intermediate servo cover can separate from the transaxle while the vehicle is being driven. If this occurs, transmission fluid will leak contacting the catalytic converter.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The catalytic converter temperature may be hot enough to ignite the transmission fluid and cause a vehicle fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the transmission and replace these servo covers.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 97S75. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
96V166000Received . 40,000 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission / Gear Position Indication (Prndl)
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The park pawl abutment bracket has a sharp edge which can cause the parking pawl to hang up and not engage the park gear. This would allow the vehicle to move even though the gear shift indicator shows that the vehicle is in park.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Unintended and unexpected vehicle movement can result in personal injury and property damage.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the park pawl abutment bracket.
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
228 complaints, 326 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.
- 1997 Mercury Sable
- All 1997 vehicles
| Component | 1997 Sable | All 1997 vehicles | Sable, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Train | 156.4 | 87.7 | 116.9 | 51 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 141.1 | 129.3 | 193 | 46 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 85.9 | 43.7 | 72 | 28 |
| Visibility | 73.6 | 56.1 | 41.4 | 24 |
| Seat Belts | 67.5 | 25.2 | 29.5 | 22 |
| Electrical System | 64.4 | 81.5 | 65.7 | 21 |
| Steering | 58.3 | 70 | 46.7 | 19 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 58.3 | 101.4 | 61.8 | 19 |
| Suspension | 52.1 | 64 | 137.6 | 17 |
| Equipment | 36.8 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 12 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 22.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 10
- Complaints that report a fire
- 5
- Injuries in the complaints
- 11
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 20 Oct 2016
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
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.
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 1997 Mercury SableThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1997 Mercury Sable: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercury/sable/1997/. 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
- 15 May 2019
- 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 1997 Mercury Sable?
- 711,800 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Mercury Sable have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 46 recall campaigns for the Mercury Sable, model years 1984 to 2009. 3 of them name the 1997 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Mercury Sable name most often?
- Power Train: 51 of 326 component mentions, or 156.4 per 1,000. For all 1997 vehicles the figure is 87.7 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Mercury Sable open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.