FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1967-11-15.
Recall campaignNHTSA 67V112000
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
Component
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
447,000
Reported to NHTSA
1967-11-15
Owners notified
1968-04-19
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
POSSIBLE STEERING WHEEL SPOKE BREAKAGE INVOLVING ONE OR MORE OF THE METAL INSERTS WITHIN THE PLASTIC SPOKE.UNDER EXTENDED USAGE THE SEPARATION MAY EXTEND TO ALL THREE METAL INSERTS AND EVENTUALLY AFFECT STEERING CONTROL.(INSPECT AND REPLACE STEERING WHEELS 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.