1975 FORD F250 Recalls (6)
- Campaign:
- 75V042000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Fuel system, gasoline:carburetor system
- Affected:
- 140,870
- Notes:
- Ford campaign no 154.light trucks eqtipped with 460 cid engine & 4353-4vcarburetor.possibility that the "o" ring on the sealing plug installed in thefuel inlet cross-channel of the carburetor may experience loss of the sealingplug.should plug loss occur, fuel pump operation would cause gasoline to bedischarged onto the engine under pressure.a strong fuel odor would resultwith potential for the occurence of an underhood fire.(correct by installingnew plug less "o" ring using an epoxy coating over plug and adjacent surface).
- Campaign:
- 75V043000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Fuel system, gasoline:carburetor system
- Affected:
- 140,870
- Notes:
- Ford campaign no 154.equipped with 460 cid engine and 4350-4v carburetor.possibility that the carburetor was built with secondary throttle stop leverthat was stamped with an adverse step or discontinous surface on the upperperiphery of the lever.this surface irregularity could impede the secondarylockout lever from riding down the upper cam-like surface of the secondarythrottle stop lever.should the lockout lever catch on the adverse step of thesecondary stop lever and result in the secondary throttle plate being held openwhich could result in vehicle accelerating to an excessive speed.(correct byinspecting and installing a newly designed secondary throttle lockout leverwhere necessary).
- Campaign:
- 74V240000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Steering:linkages:knuckle:spindle:arm
- Affected:
- 10,664
- Notes:
- Ford campaign no 150.4 x 4 light trucks.possibility that the dana 3.350pound front drive axle assembly may contain front wheel spindles that wereimproperly hardened.this condition could cause fatigue failure and result inspindle fracture.continued driving will result in spindle separation fromaxle assembly, and front wheel, hub and drum will become detached from truck.(correct by inspecting and replacing spindle where necessary).
- Campaign:
- 75V134000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:caliper
- Affected:
- 42,096
- Notes:
- Ford campaign no 165.light trucks.possibility that trucks equipped withheavy duty double piston power front disc brakes may have front brake caliperassemblies with one of the two caliper housing mounting bolts improperlytorqued during subassembly.an untorqued mounting bolt could back off inservice and result in increased brake pedal travel so that the driver would beinclined to pump the brake pedal.repeated pumping of the pedal when one endof the caliper housing remains fixed by a properly torqued bolt and the bolt onthe opposite end is loose can cause the fixed end of the housing to fractureand can result in a loss of front wheel braking.should this occur, braking ofthe vehicle would be limited to the rear brakes.(correct by inspecting andreplacing housing on units found with loose bolts).
- Campaign:
- 75V105000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Fuel system, gasoline:carburetor system
- Affected:
- 2,709
- Notes:
- Ford campaign no 163.light trucks all over 6000 pounds gvw, equipped with460-4v calif.engines and 435 0-4v carburetors.possibility that thesecondary lockout lever on carburetor could interfere with a throttle kickerstud on the fast idler adjustment lever.if this condition exists, it couldcause the primary throttle plates to be held three quarters open and result invehicle attaining an excessive speed.this lever interference was caused by hereplacement lockout lever in previous recall 75-0043, dated fearuary 28, 1975.(correct by inspecting and removing the secondary lock- out lever.)
- Campaign:
- 07E064000 on 08/23/2007
- Component:
- Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
- Affected:
- 34,000
- Defect:
- Certain federal-mogul aftermarket fuel pumps sold under the brand names of carter, accuflow, napa, truflow, parts depo, and parts master, shipped between august 2006 and july 2007 for use on the vehicles listed above. the fuel pump diaphragm in certain production runs may have been improperly installed or inadequately tested which may cause the fuel pump to leak.
- Consequence:
- A leaking fuel pump could create a vehicle fire hazard.
- Correction:
- Federal-mogul will notify owners and replace the defective fuel pumps free of charge. the recall began on october 15, 2007. owners can contact federal-mogul at 248-354-7700.
- Notes:
- This recall only pertains to aftermarket carter, napa, accuflow, tru flow, parts master, and parts depot brand fuel pumps and has no relation to any original equipment installed on the listed motor vehicles.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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