FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1971-02-16.
Recall campaignNHTSA 71V018000
Tires: sidewall
Component
Tires: sidewall
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
41,000
Reported to NHTSA
1971-02-16
Owners notified
1971-02-05
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
FORD CAMPAIGN NO H-79.POSSIBILITY THAT FIRESTONE TIRES, SIZE6.45 X 14,MAY DEVELOP AIR LEAKS AT SIDEWALL.SUCH LEAKS C OULD RESULT IN RELATIVELYRAPID LOSS OF INFLATION PRESSURE WHI CH MIGHT ADVERSELY AFFECT VEHICLEHANDLING.(CORRECT BY REPLA CING TIRES WHERE NECESSARY.)
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