Recall 77V125000
Engine And Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan — Ford, Lincoln, Mercury · reported 16 Aug 1977 · 742,000 vehicles potentially affected
What's wrong
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.
The fix
DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL SUSPECT FANS WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNERS.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED 351M, 400, 460 ENGINES FOR 1976AND 1977 FORD AND MERCURY CARS, 302 AND 351W CID ENGINES FOR 1977 FORD CARS AND400 FOR 1977 LINCOLN.SYSTEM: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; FAN.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: FRAGMENTS PROPELLED FROM A ROTATING FAN MAY CAUSEDAMAGE TO OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS. IF THE HOOD IS OPEN AT THE TIME OF FAILURE,BLADE FRAGMENTS MAY FLY FROM THE ENGINE AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES TO NEARBYPERSONS.NOTE: VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE SERVICED WITH THE HOOD OPEN AND THE ENGINE RUNNINGUNTIL THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED.
Vehicles covered by this recall
Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Is this car's recall fixed?
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.
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