FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1966-11-25.
Recall campaignNHTSA 66V026000
Steering: linkages: drag: link: connection
Component
Steering: linkages: drag: link: connection
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
1,900
Reported to NHTSA
1966-11-25
Owners notified
1966-11-24
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
POSSIBILITY THAT INCORRECT STEERING DRAG LINK WAS USED IN ASSEMBLY.THIS COULD RESULT IN PREMATURE WEAR OF THE DRAG LINK BALL STUD AND OF THE ATTACHING HOLE IN THE PITMAN ARM.EXCESSIVE WEAR WILL RESULT IN PROGRESSIVELY GREATER STEERING EFFORT AND COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE FAILURE AND COMPLETE LOSS OF STEER- ING CONTROL.(INSPECT AND REPLACE WITH CORRECT DRAG LINK AS NECESSARY.)
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.