Recall campaign · NHTSA 72V210000
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1972-08-24.
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
FORD TRUCK CAMPAIGN NO H/O-4C.4X2 TRUCKS.POSSIBILITY THAT VEHICLES WEREASSEMBLED WITH OVER-TIGHTENED FRONT WHEEL BEARING NUT.INCORRECT TORQUINGPROCEDURE COULD PRELOAD WHEEL BEARINGS, CAUSING THEM TO SEIZE ON SPINDLE STEM.SPINDLE STEM COULD BREAK, ALLOWING WHEEL TO DISENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACEING BEARING AND SPINDLE WHERE NECESSARY.)
3 model years across 3 models.
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.