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Recall 74V156000: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

FORD MOTOR COMPANY · Reported to NHTSA Sep 17, 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.

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.
105
Model years coveredModel years in our database that NHTSA matched to this campaign. Whether an individual vehicle is covered still depends on its VIN.
1
Models covered
1
Grouped from the model years above
Reported to NHTSA
Sep 17, 1974

What this recall covers

NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published

Notes

FORD CAMPAIGN NO 138.POSSIBILITY THAT AN INCORRECT STEERING COLUMN FLEXCOUPLING WAS INSTALLED IN PRODUCTION.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS THE STEERINGSYSTEM WOULD HAVE AN UNEQUAL NUMBER OF WHEEL TURNS RIGNT AND LEFT OF CENTERWHICH MAY OVERSTRESS THE PITMAN ARM STUD, AND EXTENDED OPERATION COULD RESULTIN FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE STUD.(CORRECT BY INSEPCTING AND REPLACING STEERINGCOLUMN COUPLING).

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
74V156000
Units potentially affected
105
Report received
Sep 17, 1974
Production range
Not recorded
Campaign type
Vehicle
Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
Not recorded

Vehicles covered

1 model year across 1 model

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.