FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1974-09-17.
Recall campaignNHTSA 74V156000
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
Component
Steering: steering wheel/handle bar
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
105
Reported to NHTSA
1974-09-17
Owners notified
1974-09-17
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
FORD CAMPAIGN NO 138.POSSIBILITY THAT AN INCORRECT STEERING COLUMN FLEXCOUPLING WAS INSTALLED IN PRODUCTION.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS THE STEERINGSYSTEM WOULD HAVE AN UNEQUAL NUMBER OF WHEEL TURNS RIGNT AND LEFT OF CENTERWHICH MAY OVERSTRESS THE PITMAN ARM STUD, AND EXTENDED OPERATION COULD RESULTIN FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE STUD.(CORRECT BY INSEPCTING AND REPLACING STEERINGCOLUMN COUPLING).
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