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NHTSA safety recall

Recall 74V062000: STRUCTURE

FORD MOTOR COMPANY · Reported to NHTSA Apr 22, 1974

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.

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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.
914
Model years coveredModel years in our database that NHTSA matched to this campaign. Whether an individual vehicle is covered still depends on its VIN.
7
Models covered
7
Grouped from the model years above
Reported to NHTSA
Apr 22, 1974

What this recall covers

NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published

Notes

FORD CAMPAIGN NO 120.STATION WAGONS.POSSIBILITY THAT STATION WAGONSEQUIPPED WITH THE CLASS I LIGHT DUTY TRAILER TOW-OPTION WERE INADVERTENTLYFURNISHED WITH SEDAN TRAILER HITCH KITS AT ASSEMBLY PLANTS.INSTALLATION OFTHE SEDAN KIT ON A STATION WAGON NECESSITATES BOLTING THE DRAWBAR INCORRECTLYUNDERNEATH THE BUMPER SUPPORT RATHER THAN ON TOP OF THE PLATE AND RESULTS INDISTORTION OF THE MOUNTING BRACKETS AND NUMBER FIVE FRAME CROSSMEMBER.THESECONDITIONS COULD EVENTUALLY RESULT IN FRACTURE AND SEPARATION OF THE HITCH FROMONE OF ITS TWO MOUNTING POINTS.SHOULD THIS OCCUR, EXCESSIVE TRAILER"CHUCKING" AND SWAYING WOULD RESULT AND, IF LEFT UNCORRECTED, MAY RESULT INSEPARATION OF THE TRAILER FROM THE VEHICLE.(CORRECT BY REPLACING SEDAN KITSWITH CORRECT TRAILER HITCH ASSEMBLY).

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
74V062000
Units potentially affected
914
Report received
Apr 22, 1974
Production range
Not recorded
Campaign type
Vehicle
Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
Not recorded

Vehicles covered

7 model years across 7 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.