Recall campaign · NHTSA 71V024000

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1971-02-19.

Recall campaignNHTSA 71V024000

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
11,055
Reported to NHTSA
1971-02-19

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

TRUCKS AND BUSES EQUIPPED WITH SPLIT HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEMS.POSSIBILITY THATBRAKE TUBES MAY HAVE BEEN ROUTED SO THAT THER E IS INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCEBETWEEN STEEL BRAKE LINE AND TRANS MISSION HOUSING. THIS COULD CAUSE BRAKE LINETO BE PENETRATEDBY CHAFING ACTION, RESULTING IN NOTICEABLE REDUCTION INVEHICL E BRAKING ABILITY.(CORRECT BY REPLACING AND REROUTING WHERENECESSARY.)

Scope of coverage

28 model years across 8 models.

ModelYears on record
Ford B5001971 1970 1969 1968
Ford B6001971 1970 1969 1968
Ford B7001971 1970 1969 1968
Ford B7501971 1970 1969 1968
Ford F5001971 1970 1969
Ford F6001971 1970 1969
Ford F7001971 1970 1969
Ford F7501971 1970 1969

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.