FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1969-12-30.
Recall campaignNHTSA 69V182000
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
Component
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
1,283
Reported to NHTSA
1969-12-30
Owners notified
1969-12-18
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
POSSIBILITY THAT STEERING WHEEL NUT COULD BE LOOSE.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTSLOOSE NUT COULD 'BACK-OFF' AND BECOME TOTALLY DISENGAGED, PERMITTING STEERINGSHAFT TO BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM STEERING WHEEL, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLECONTROL.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING NUT AND TORQUING NUT TO 40 FT.LBS., STAKESTEERING SHAFT AT ONE POINT TO PRE- VENT NUT BACKING OFF.)
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.