Recall campaign · NHTSA 73V058000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1973-03-12.

Recall campaignNHTSA 73V058000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Component
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
55
Reported to NHTSA
1973-03-12
Owners notified
1973-03-20

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-8E.POSSIBILITY THAT THE LOCKING RING FOR SECURING THE FUELSENDING UNIT TO THE FUEL TANK MAY NOT BE FULLY ENGAGED.IF THIS CONDITIONEXISTS, THE SEALING PRESSURE AGAINST THE FLANGE GASKET COULD BE LESSENED ANDFUEL LEAKAGE MAY RESULT.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND PROPERLY INSTALL ANDTIGHTEN).

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Ford Pinto1973

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.