Recall campaign · NHTSA 71V129000

Tires: bead

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1971-08-02.

Recall campaignNHTSA 71V129000

Tires: bead

Component
Tires: bead
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
2,526
Reported to NHTSA
1971-08-02
Owners notified
1971-07-29

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-47.POSSIBILITY THAT FIRESTONE TIRES SIZEB78-14 WEREBUILT WITH INCORRECT TIRE CORD.CONDITION MAY CAU SE TIRES EARLY IN THEIRSERVICE LIFE TO HAVE SUDDEN AIR LEAKSIN SIDEWALL WITH RAPID LOSS OF PRESSURE.(CORRECT BY REPLACIN G WHERE NECESSARY.)

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Ford Maverick1971
MERCURY Comet1971

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.