SYS ONLINE INGEST 5 hours ago SOURCE NHTSA · TC BUILD v0.0.29
Vehicle scope Default: all classes — narrow to retail passenger anytime
Network/ Canada/ Mercury/ 1980106

Mercury · Canada · High

Mercury Marquis, Meteor: Not Entered

Affects Mercury Marquis, Meteor · 1974 — about 8K vehicles.

The hazard

VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 400 C.I.D. ENGINES AND AIR CONDITIONING OR POLICE PACKAGE. SUBJECT VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH FLEXIBLE FIVE-BLADE ENGINE COOLING FANS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FATIGUE CRACKING IN THE BLADES. THIS CONDITION MAY ALLOW BLADE FRAGMENTS TO SEPARATE FROM THE FAN ASSEMBLY POSSIBLY DAMAGING UNDERHOOD COMPONENTS OR INJURING SERVICE PERSONNEL.

What to do

Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational