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Recall 76V009000: STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

FORD MOTOR COMPANY · Reported to NHTSA Jan 26, 1976

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.
73,739
Model years coveredModel years in our database that NHTSA matched to this campaign. Whether an individual vehicle is covered still depends on its VIN.
2
Models covered
1
Grouped from the model years above
Reported to NHTSA
Jan 26, 1976

What this recall covers

NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published

Notes

FORD CAMPAIGN NO 182.POSSIBILITY THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLIES MAY LACKADEQUATE STRENGTH AT POINT OF ATTACHMENT OF STEERING WHEEL TO ENERGY ABSORBINGCYLINDER THAT UNDERLIES IT.IF CONDITION EXISTS, IT COULD RESULT INPROGRESSIVE CRACKING.IF NOT CORRECTED, IT COULD LEAD TO COMPLETE SEPARATIONOF STEERING WHEEL FROM COLUMN ASSEMBLY.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND INSTALLINGREINFORCING CLAMP WHERE TAB CRACKING HAS NOT OCCURED, IF CRACKING HAS OCCUREDNEW STEERING ASSEMBLIES WILL BE INSTALLED).

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
76V009000
Units potentially affected
73,739
Report received
Jan 26, 1976
Production range
Not recorded
Campaign type
Vehicle
Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
Not recorded

Vehicles covered

2 model years 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.