1998 Mercury Sable: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1998 Mercury Sable. The newest campaign is 98V198000. NHTSA received the report on 25 Aug 1998. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage. NHTSA has 183 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, 98V198000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the seat belt buckle mounting bracket and stud assembly.
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. 578,800 units in total.
98V198000Received . 7,000 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with manual seat tracks. The front seat belt buckle attaching stud may have been improperly heat treated. This heat treatment may have resulted in cracks developing in the stud.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the stud is cracked, in the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained, increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the seat belt buckle mounting bracket and stud assembly.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
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: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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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
183 complaints, 234 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.
- 1998 Mercury Sable
- All 1998 vehicles
| Component | 1998 Sable | All 1998 vehicles | Sable, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 132.5 | 44.2 | 54.2 | 31 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 132.5 | 114.6 | 66.9 | 31 |
| Power Train | 111.1 | 94.3 | 118.2 | 26 |
| Suspension | 111.1 | 81.5 | 131 | 26 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 85.5 | 131.3 | 211.7 | 20 |
| Electrical System | 68.4 | 79.1 | 66.9 | 16 |
| Air Bags | 55.6 | 49.3 | 35 | 13 |
| Visibility | 42.7 | 60.4 | 44.9 | 10 |
| Seat Belts | 42.7 | 22.9 | 31.1 | 10 |
| Structure | 38.5 | 39.6 | 48.3 | 9 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 26
- Complaints that report a fire
- 3
- Injuries in the complaints
- 16
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 23 Aug 2010
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 1998 Mercury SableThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1998 Mercury Sable: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercury/sable/1998/. 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
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 1998 Mercury Sable?
- 578,800 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 Sable have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 46 recall campaigns for the Mercury Sable, model years 1984 to 2009. 2 of them name the 1998 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1998 Mercury Sable name most often?
- Vehicle Speed Control: 31 of 234 component mentions, or 132.5 per 1,000. For all 1998 vehicles the figure is 44.2 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Mercury Sable open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.