Recall campaign · NHTSA 76V046000

Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1976-03-25.

Recall campaignNHTSA 76V046000

Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)

Component
Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion)
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected
235
Reported to NHTSA
1976-03-25
Owners notified
1976-03-15

Manufacturer remedy

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

Notes

FORD CAMPAIGN NO 188.EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING.POSSIBILITY THAT THESTEERING GEAR PINION ASSEMBLY MAY CONTAIN A CRACKED OR SHEARED VALVE SLEEVEDRIVE PIN.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS, TURING THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOTOVERCOME HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WITHIN THE ASSEMBLY, AND THE DRIVER WILL BE UNABLETO CONTROL STEERING OF THE VEHICLE.(CONTROL BY INSPECTING AND REPLACINGSTEERING GEAR ON ALL VEHICLE CONTAINING SUSPECTED STEERING GEAR UNITS).

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Ford Mustang II1976

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.