Ford Parking Brake: Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Ford is recalling about 235 vehicles over a problem with the parking brake.

Campaign
72V317000
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Reported
27 December 1972
Vehicles
235
Built between
Jul 1972 – Sep 1972
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
22 December 1972
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 1972 and September 1972. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1972-1973 Ford B700Built July 1972 to September 1972
  • 1972-1973 Ford B7000Built July 1972 to September 1972
  • 1972-1973 Ford B750Built July 1972 to September 1972

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 1972 to September 1972
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA27 December 1972
  3. Owners notified22 December 1972

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 27 December 1972.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Ford campaign no H6E.BUS chassis.possibility that parking brake systemplastic air brake tube may have been improperly routed in area of exhaust tailpipe at rear crossmember of frame.if condition exists, could cause tube tomelt, resulting in automatic and unexpected loss of air pressure and rear brakeapplication.(correct by inspecting and rerouting brake tube).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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