Recall campaign · NHTSA 71V187000

Steering: steering wheel/handle bar

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1971-10-20.

Recall campaignNHTSA 71V187000

Steering: steering wheel/handle bar

Component
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
15,607
Reported to NHTSA
1971-10-20
Owners notified
1971-10-20

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

CAMPAIGN NO H1A.POSSIBILITY THAT STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY MAYLACK ADEQUATESTRENGTH AT POINT OF ATTACHMENT OF STEERING WHE EL TO ENERGY ABSORBING CYLINDERTHAT UNDERLIES IT.IF CONDITI ION EXISTS COULD RESULT IN PROGRESSIVE CRACKING.IF NOT CORRE CTED, COULD LEAD TO COMPLETE SEPARATION OF STEERING WHEEL FROMCOLUMN ASSEMBLY.(CORRECT BY STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY WHERE N ECESSARY).NECESSARY.$ BY

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Ford Cortina1970
MERCURY Capri1971

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.