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NHTSA safety recall

Recall 73V118000: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

FORD MOTOR COMPANY · Reported to NHTSA May 21, 1973

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
Units potentially affectedThe manufacturer's own estimate of how many vehicles or items of equipment may contain the defect. It is not a count of failures, and not every unit in the range is necessarily affected.
11,301
Model years coveredModel years in our database that NHTSA matched to this campaign. Whether an individual vehicle is covered still depends on its VIN.
12
Models covered
12
Grouped from the model years above
Reported to NHTSA
May 21, 1973
Production Apr 1, 1973 – Apr 1, 1973

What this recall covers

NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published

Notes

LIGHT TRUCKS.POSSIBILITY THAT VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH SEAT BELTATTACHING BOLTS WHICH WERE IMPROPERLY PROCESSED DURING HEAT TREATING ANDPLATING OPERATIONS.THIS CONDITION COULD MAKE BOLTS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HYDROGENEMBRITTLEMENT FRACTURING AFTER INSTALLATION.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING ANDREPLACING BOLTS WITH KNOWN QUALITY STOCK).

A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.

Campaign details

Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA

Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Manufacturer's campaign number
Not recorded
NHTSA campaign number
73V118000
Units potentially affected
11,301
Report received
May 21, 1973
Production range
Apr 1, 1973 – Apr 1, 1973
Campaign type
Vehicle
Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
Not recorded

Vehicles covered

12 model years across 12 models

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.