FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1971-08-02.
Recall campaignNHTSA 71V128000
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Component
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
765
Reported to NHTSA
1971-08-02
Owners notified
1971-07-30
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-45.POSSIBILITY THAT BOLTS USED TO ATTACHSTEERING GEAR TOCHASSIS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN HEAT TREATED.IF C ONDITION EXISTS BOLTS MAY LOOSENAND POSSIBLY BREAK, RESULTINGIN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.(CORRECT BYREPLACING BOLTS WHE RE NECESSARY.)
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