Recall campaign · NHTSA 68V054000

Exterior lighting: headlights: concealment devices

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1968-05-22.

Recall campaignNHTSA 68V054000

Exterior lighting: headlights: concealment devices

Component
Exterior lighting: headlights: concealment devices
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
3,400
Reported to NHTSA
1968-05-22
Owners notified
1968-05-17

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

POSSIBILITY THAT TWO SPRINGS IN VACUUM OPERATED HEADLAMP COVER SYSTEMS OMITTED IN PRODUCTION.THESE SPRINGS HOLD HEADLAMP COVERS OPEN IN EVENT OF A MAJOR LOSS OF VACUUM, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY ALLOW COVERS TO CLOSE WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION.(CORRECT BY IN- STALLING SPRINGS WHERE NECESSARY.)

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
Ford Country Squire1968
Ford LTD1968
Ford XL1968

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.