Recall campaign · NHTSA 75V042000

Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1975-03-04.

Recall campaignNHTSA 75V042000

Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system

Component
Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
140,870
Reported to NHTSA
1975-03-04
Owners notified
1975-03-24

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

FORD CAMPAIGN NO 154.LIGHT TRUCKS EQTIPPED WITH 460 CID ENGINE & 4353-4VCARBURETOR.POSSIBILITY THAT THE "O" RING ON THE SEALING PLUG INSTALLED IN THEFUEL INLET CROSS-CHANNEL OF THE CARBURETOR MAY EXPERIENCE LOSS OF THE SEALINGPLUG.SHOULD PLUG LOSS OCCUR, FUEL PUMP OPERATION WOULD CAUSE GASOLINE TO BEDISCHARGED ONTO THE ENGINE UNDER PRESSURE.A STRONG FUEL ODOR WOULD RESULTWITH POTENTIAL FOR THE OCCURENCE OF AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.(CORRECT BY INSTALLINGNEW PLUG LESS "O" RING USING AN EPOXY COATING OVER PLUG AND ADJACENT SURFACE).

Scope of coverage

15 model years across 15 models.

ModelYears on record
Ford Country Squire1975
Ford Custom1975
Ford Custom 5001975
Ford E2501975
Ford E3501975
Ford F1501975
Ford F2501975
Ford F3501975
Ford LTD1975
Ford Ranchero1975
Ford Thunderbird1975
Ford Torino1975
Lincoln Mark IV1975
MERCURY Cougar1975
MERCURY Montego1975

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.