Recall campaign · NHTSA 71V018000

Tires: sidewall

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.)

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
Ford Maverick1971 1970

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.