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1971 Ford F700 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Nov 6, 2009
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Mar 31, 2009

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1971 Ford F700. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Tires & wheels
Filed Nov 6, 2009

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1972 FORD F600 DUMP TRUCK(NA). HE PURCHASED TWO CARLISLE INNER TUBES ALONG WITH TWO NEW TIRES. WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE BLEW-OUT. HE REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE TIRE. AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES, THE OTHER NEW TIRE BLEW OUT. HE SPECULATED THAT THE INNER TUBES CAUSED THE TIRES TO FAIL. THE SALESMAN THAT SOLD HIM THE TIRE STATED THAT THEY WERE COMMUNICATING WITH THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,116. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10291251
Incident
Nov 2, 2009
Mileage
79,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Mar 31, 2009

1. IF THE TRUCK WAS NOT MOVED IN A COUPLE DAYS U HAD TO BLEED THE BRAKES BACK OUT SO REPLACED ALL THE LINE AND WHEEL SEALS. 2.THE BRAKE LEAK DOWN AND THEN I DON'T HAVE BREAKS IT OCCURS EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS I HAVE TO ADD FLUID 3.I TOOK IT TO THE FORD PLACE BY THE HOUSE AND THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS 2 RECALLS WITH THE BRAKES ON THE TRUCKS AND HE SAID TO CONTACT U AND HE GAVE ME THE NUMBERS OF THE RECALLS THE FIRST ONE IS 71V024000 OR 7IV025000 THE SECOND IS 71V025000 OR 7IV024000 HE SAID YA'LL WOULD HAVE TO SEND A PAPER SO HE COULD GET THE PARTS AND FIX IT FOR ME. BEING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID
10263763
Incident
Jan 3, 2003

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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