NHTSA recall campaign
77V125000
ManufacturerFORD MOTOR COMPANYReported1977-08-16Affected742,000 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
THE ENGINE FAN BLADES ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CRACKING DUE TO STRESSES GENERATED DURING NORMAL OPERATION. BLADES MAY FRACTURE AND FRAGMENTS WOULD BE PROPELLED FROM THE ROTATING FAN.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL SUSPECT FANS WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNERS.
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