Recall campaign · NHTSA 79V117000

Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages

FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1979-05-15.

Recall campaignNHTSA 79V117000

Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages

Component: Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Vehicles affected: 82,000
Reported to NHTSA: 1979-05-15
Owners notified: 1979-06-18

Defect description

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH BRAKE PUSH-ROD TO BRAKE PEDAL RETAINING PINS WHICH WERE NOT HEAT-TREATED AS SPECIFIED. THIS COULD ALLOW THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE PUSH-ROD.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SUSPECT BRAKE RETAINING PIN.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES.SYSTEM: SERVICE BRAKES; HYDRAULIC LINKAGE, PEDAL.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: DISENGAGEMENT OF THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD RESULT IN TOTALLOSS OF SERVICE BRAKES, WHICH COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND ANACCIDENT.NOTE: THE PARKING BRAKE WILL REMAIN OPERATIONAL EVEN IF SERVICE BRAKES ARELOST.

Scope of coverage

25 model years across 25 models.

Model	Years on record
Ford Bronco	1979
Ford E100	1979
Ford E150	1979
Ford E250	1979
Ford E350	1979
Ford Econoline	1979
Ford F100	1979
Ford F150	1979
Ford F250	1979
Ford F350	1979
Ford Fairmont	1979
Ford Granada	1979
Ford LTD	1979
Ford LTD II	1979
Ford Mustang	1979
Ford Thunderbird	1979
Lincoln Continental	1979
Lincoln Mark V	1979
Lincoln Versailles	1979
MERCURY Capri	1979
MERCURY Cougar	1979
MERCURY Marquis	1979
MERCURY Monarch	1979
MERCURY XR7	1979
MERCURY Zephyr	1979

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.