Recall campaign · NHTSA 73V246000

Electrical system: wiring: front underhood

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1973-12-20.

Recall campaignNHTSA 73V246000

Electrical system: wiring: front underhood

Component
Electrical system: wiring: front underhood
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
13,768
Reported to NHTSA
1973-12-20
Owners notified
1973-12-26

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

FORD CAMPAIGN NO 111.POSSIBILITY THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WIRING HARNESSESMAY CONTAIN A ROUGH SPLICE JOINT WHICH COULD WEAR THROUGH THE WIRING INSULATIONAND RESULT IN A BATTERY VOLTAGE SHORT TO THE MASTER CYLINDER TUBE OR FENDERAPRON.IF THIS OCCURS, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMPOWER.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND CRIMPING THE SPLICE JOINT AND REWRAPSPLICEJOINT).

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
MERCURY Capri1974

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.