Item Affected: STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
Date Announced: 09/29/1972
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: FORD CAMPAIGN NO H-5B. W/POWER STEERING. POSSIBILITY THAT POWER STEERING GEARASSEMBLIES WERE BUILT WITH WORM AND VALVE ASSEMBLY TORSION ROD LOCK PININADVERTENTLY OMITTED. IF CONDITION EXISTS, COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERINGCONTROL. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND INSTALLING PIN WHERE NECESSARY. )
Item Affected: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Date Announced: 10/25/1972
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: LIGHT TRUCKS. POSSIBILITY THAT POWER STEERING SYSTEM WAS INADVERTENTLY FILLEDWITH NAPTHA SOLVENT. SOLVENT WOULD DECOMPOSE RUBBER PARTS SUCH AS HOSES ANDPUMP AND GEAR SEALS AT RAPID RATE. NAPTHA SOLVENT HAS LOWER FLASH POINT THANPOWER STEERING FLUID WHICH COULD PRESENT FIRE HAZARD. (CORRECT BY INSPECTINGDRAIN AND REFILL WITH POWER STEERING FLUID; REPLACE HOSES AND PUMP ASSEMBLIES.)
Item Affected: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Date Announced: 05/21/1973
Description of Recall:
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Action Need To Fix It:
Notes: LIGHT TRUCKS. POSSIBILITY THAT VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH SEAT BELTATTACHING BOLTS WHICH WERE IMPROPERLY PROCESSED DURING HEAT TREATING ANDPLATING OPERATIONS. THIS CONDITION COULD MAKE BOLTS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HYDROGENEMBRITTLEMENT FRACTURING AFTER INSTALLATION. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING ANDREPLACING BOLTS WITH KNOWN QUALITY STOCK).