Recall campaign · NHTSA 75V167000

Parking brake: conventional: mechanical: linkage and cable

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1975-09-08.

Recall campaignNHTSA 75V167000

Parking brake: conventional: mechanical: linkage and cable

Component
Parking brake: conventional: mechanical: linkage and cable
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
818
Reported to NHTSA
1975-09-08
Owners notified
1975-09-17

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

FORD CAMPAIGN NO 168.POSSIBILITY THAT VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH IMPROPERLYTENSIONED PARKING BRAKE SYSTEMS.VEHICLES WITH PARKING BRAKE TENSIONS SET TOOHIGH MAY EXPERIENCE REDUCED REAR BRAKE LINING LIFE, AND HIGH REAR BRAKETEMPERATURE RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO COMPLETE SOME OF THE SERVICE BRAKEPERFORMANCE TESTS CONTAINED IN FMVSS 105.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND ADJUSTINGBRAKE CABLE TENSION TO PROPER SETTING).

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Ford Torino1976
MERCURY Montego1976

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.