Recall campaign · NHTSA 73V057000
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1973-03-12.
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
FORD CAMPAIGN NO H-8D.POSSIBILITY THAT IN THE PROCESS OF CONNECTING THECENTER LINK TO IDLER ARM A COTTER PIN WAS OMITTED, WHICH HOLDS THE ATTACHINGNUT IN POSITION SHOULD NUT BE INSTALLED LOOSE.IF THIS PIN IS MISSING IT COULDALLOW NUT TO DROP OFF AND LINKAGE TO DISENGAGE FROM IDLER ARM, AND AFFECTSTEERING CONTROL.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND INSTALL COTTER PIN WHERENECESSARY.)
2 model years across 2 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.