1974 FORD M500 Recalls (4)
- Campaign:
- 74V148000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Affected:
- 3,953
- Notes:
- Ford campaign no 132.motor home chassis.possibility that the left frontwheel brake hose can contact the brake pedal bracket assembly or othercomponents damaging the hose resulting in loss of brake fluid and a significantreduction in braking effectiveness.(correct by inspecting and installing newbrake hose bracket).
- Campaign:
- 74V146000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Service brakes, hydraulic:pedals and linkages
- Affected:
- 3,953
- Notes:
- Ford campaign no 132.motor home chassis.possibility that the bolt used tofasten the brake master cylinder push rod to the brake pedal assembly hasinsufficient length to consistently assure that the lock nut is fully engaged.if this condition exists the nut may back off, allowing the bolt to disengagefrom the brake pedal and push rod and result in the ability to to apply theservice brakes.(correct by inspecting and installing new bolt and washerassembly).
- Campaign:
- 74V147000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Service brakes, hydraulic:pedals and linkages
- Affected:
- 3,953
- Notes:
- Ford campaign no 132.motor home chassis.possibility that an external assistspring attached to the pedal to aid the master cylinder internal return springto overcome the weight of the heavy pedal, may exert excess force on the clipthat retain the master cylinder push rod to the primary piston in the mastercylinder, causing it to break in to small pieces.if fragments of the clipbecome lodged within the cylinder bore they could cause gradual lockup of thebrakes.(correct by inspecting and replacing master cylinder units wherenecessary).
- Campaign:
- 74V031000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Fuel system, gasoline:carburetor system
- Affected:
- 15,126
- Notes:
- Ford campaign no 116.trucks.bus chassis m-450,500 motor home chassis.possibilitythat the carburetor throttle lever may fracture and separate fromthe throttle shaft and result in loss of accelerator pedal control without priorwarning to the driver.should this condition occur, the throttle plate canassume a position within the idle to wide open throttle range.(correct byinspecting and replacing with a redesigned lever assembly).
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