Recall campaign · NHTSA 74V235000

Suspension: front: control arm: upper arm

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1974-11-26.

Recall campaignNHTSA 74V235000

Suspension: front: control arm: upper arm

Component
Suspension: front: control arm: upper arm
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
32,003
Reported to NHTSA
1974-11-26
Owners notified
1974-11-26

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

FORD CAMPAIGN NO 146.POSSIBILITY THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION UPPER CONTROL ARMCOULD FATIGUE FRACTURE WITH EXTENDED USAGE, DUE TO BEING MANUFACTURED FROMSTEEL OF LESS THAN ACCEPTABLE MATERIAL THICKNESS.IF THIS OCCURS, ANDCORRECTION IS NOT MADE, IT WOULD HAVE AN ADVERSE AFFECT ON VEHICLECONTROLABILITY.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING WITH PROPER STOCKTHICKNESS ARMS.)

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Ford Granada1975
MERCURY Monarch1975

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.