NHTSA recall campaign
85V145000
ManufacturerFORD MOTOR COMPANYReported1985-11-05Affected227,027 vehicles
What was wrong
Defect
REAR SUPENSION CONTROL ARM-TO-SPINDLE ATTACHMENT BOLTS MAY BE SUBJECT TO FRACTURE CAUSING THE REAR SPINDLE TO SEPARATE DURING USE OF CAR. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF BOLTS FRACTURE AND REAR SPINDLE DISENGAGES FROM CONTROL ARM, LOSS OF CONTROL WILL BE EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
REPLACE REAR SUSPENSION BOLTS AS NECESSARY.
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