Recall campaign · NHTSA 75V065000

Suspension: rear

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1975-04-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 75V065000

Suspension: rear

Component
Suspension: rear
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
13
Reported to NHTSA
1975-04-23
Owners notified
1975-05-21

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

FORD CAMPAIGN NO 156.POSSIBILITY THAT THE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLEDWITH REAR SUSPENSION LEFT LOWER ARM TO FRAME ATTACHING NUT NOT TIGHTENED TO THESPECIFIED TORQUE.IF THE NUT SHOULD WORK FREE AND ALLOW LOWER ARM DETACHMENTIT WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT VEHICLE HANDLING.ALSO THE REAR BRAKES MAY BECOMELOCKED BY THE INCREASED PARKING BRAKE CABLE TENSION AND RESULT IN SKIDDING ANDPOSSIBLE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND RETORQUING NUTSTO SPECIFICATIONS).

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Ford Thunderbird1975
Lincoln Mark IV1975

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.