Recall campaign · NHTSA 76V165000
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1976-10-18.
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
FORD MOTOR CAMPAIGN NO 207.POSSIBILITY THAT CERTAIN VEHICLES WERE PRODUCEDWITH FLAT WASHERS THAT MAY FRACTURE UNDER THE HEADS OF BOLTS THAT SECURE THESTEERING GEAR TO THE FRAME RAIL.A FRACTURED WASHER COULD CAUSE THE ATTACHINGBOLT TO LOSE PRELOAD AND LOOSEN, AS A RESULT THE AFFECTED BOLT MAY FATIQUEFRACTURE LEADING TO THE FRACTURING OF THE TWO REMAINING ATTACHING BOLTS.SHOULD THIS OCCUR, THE STEERING GEAR CAN SEPARATE FROM THE FRAME RAIL ANDRESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.VEHICLE DRIVER MAY BE WARNED OF CONDITIONBY STEERING LOOSENESS AND/OR NOISE.(CORRECT BY REPLACING ASSEMBLY WASHERSTHAT ARE NOT BROKEN AND REPLACING ALL BOLTS AND WASHERS IF AN ASSEMBLY WASHERIS BROKEN).LIGHT TRUCK, VAN.
4 model years across 4 models.
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.