The 1971 Mercury Capri has 5 recalls, the most serious involving the steering wheel attachment to the collapsible column, which can fail and reduce the column's ability to absorb energy in a crash, and a gear shift selector lever on manual transmission models that can break during shifting.
On the visibility side, the windshield wiper pivot splines can loosen and allow the wiper arm and blade to fly off entirely, leaving the driver with no wipers in rain or snow. The headlight switch housing can also crack and cause an open circuit, cutting power to both the headlights and taillights or preventing them from turning on at all. On vehicles equipped with the optional reclining driver's seat, a poor or missing weld in the seat back frame can cause the reclining mechanism to fail and the seat back to loosen and eventually break.
At a glance
What can fail
The three-position headlight switch housing can break, creating an open electrical circuit. This may cause headlights and taillights to turn off unexpectedly or fail to turn on.
What the fix does
No remedy description available.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
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At a glance
What can fail
On manual transmission vehicles, the gear shift selector lever may break during shifting operations.
What the fix does
No remedy description available.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
Optional reclining driver's seats may have a weak or missing weld in the seat back frame. This could make the reclining mechanism stop working and cause the frame to loosen and break.
What the fix does
No remedy description available.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The windshield wiper pivot assembly splines can loosen, allowing the wiper arm and blade to separate and be thrown away. This can reduce visibility in bad weather.
What the fix does
No remedy description available.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
At a glance
What can fail
The steering wheel may not be securely attached to the collapsible energy-absorbing component that connects it to the steering column.
What the fix does
No remedy description available.
Summarized — see the official notice for exact wording, dates, and contacts.
