FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1974-09-05.
Recall campaignNHTSA 74V147000
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
3,953
Reported to NHTSA
1974-09-05
Owners notified
1974-09-19
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
FORD CAMPAIGN NO 132.MOTOR HOME CHASSIS.POSSIBILITY THAT AN EXTERNAL ASSISTSPRING ATTACHED TO THE PEDAL TO AID THE MASTER CYLINDER INTERNAL RETURN SPRINGTO OVERCOME THE WEIGHT OF THE HEAVY PEDAL, MAY EXERT EXCESS FORCE ON THE CLIPTHAT RETAIN THE MASTER CYLINDER PUSH ROD TO THE PRIMARY PISTON IN THE MASTERCYLINDER, CAUSING IT TO BREAK IN TO SMALL PIECES.IF FRAGMENTS OF THE CLIPBECOME LODGED WITHIN THE CYLINDER BORE THEY COULD CAUSE GRADUAL LOCKUP OF THEBRAKES.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING MASTER CYLINDER UNITS WHERENECESSARY).
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