FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1974-12-09.
Recall campaignNHTSA 74V241000
Power train: axle assembly: banjo housing
Component
Power train: axle assembly: banjo housing
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
4,688
Reported to NHTSA
1974-12-09
Owners notified
1975-01-28
Manufacturer remedy
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
Notes
FORD CAMPAIGN NO 148.HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS.POSSIBILITY THAT THE TANDEM REARHOUSING WALL THICKNESS AT THE JOURNAL RADIUS ADJACENT TO THE SPINDLE FRICTIONWELD JOINT MAY NOT BE SUFFICIENT TO INSURE A FATIGUE LIFE EQUIVALENT TO THEEXPECTED MILEAGE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE.HOUSING FAILURE CAN RESULT IN THE DUALWHEEL ASSEMBLY BECOMING DISENGAGED FROM VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A HAZARD TO OTHERTRAFFIC.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING WITH HOUSING OF AN INCREASEDWALL THICKNESS DESIGN).NOTE THIS COMPAIGN HAS BEEN SUPERCEDED BY CAMPAIGN NO.75-0149.DATED 07/30/75.
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.