Recall campaign · NHTSA 72V240000

Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1972-09-29.

Recall campaignNHTSA 72V240000

Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)

Component
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
1,033,800
Reported to NHTSA
1972-09-29
Owners notified
1972-09-26

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-5B.W/POWER STEERING.POSSIBILITY THAT POWER STEERING GEARASSEMBLIES WERE BUILT WITH WORM AND VALVE ASSEMBLY TORSION ROD LOCK PININADVERTENTLY OMITTED.IF CONDITION EXISTS, COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERINGCONTROL.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND INSTALLING PIN WHERE NECESSARY.)

Scope of coverage

15 model years across 8 models.

ModelYears on record
Ford F1001973 1972
Ford F2501973 1972
Ford F3501973 1972
Ford Ranchero1973 1972
Ford Thunderbird1973 1972
Ford Torino1973 1972
Lincoln Mark IV1973 1972
MERCURY Montego1972

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.