- Vehicles
- 232
- Built between
- Jun 1973 – Oct 1973
- Models
- 15
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 16 October 1973
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 1973 and October 1973. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1973 FWD B4Built June 1973 to October 1973
- 1973 FWD CBBuilt June 1973 to October 1973
- 1973 FWD CCBuilt June 1973 to October 1973
- 1973 FWD Crane CarrierBuilt June 1973 to October 1973
- 1973 FWD KRBBuilt June 1973 to October 1973
- 1973 FWD LB6Built June 1973 to October 1973
- 1973 FWD RBBuilt June 1973 to October 1973
- 1973 Seagrave PABuilt June 1973 to October 1973
- 1973 Seagrave PBBuilt June 1973 to October 1973
- 1973 Seagrave PCBuilt June 1973 to October 1973
- 1973 Seagrave PSBuilt June 1973 to October 1973
- 1973 Seagrave PTBuilt June 1973 to October 1973
- 1973 Seagrave PXBuilt June 1973 to October 1973
- 1973 Seagrave SRBuilt June 1973 to October 1973
- 1973 Seagrave SSBuilt June 1973 to October 1973
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 1973 to October 1973
- Recall reported to NHTSA8 November 1973
- Owners notified16 October 1973
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 8 November 1973.
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
- FWD CORPORATION
- 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
Fwd campaign no n/a.possibility that the lever shaft stud bearing assembly ofsteering gear was assembled with a soft bearing retainer washer rather than ahardened washer.this condition could allow bearing movement and cause levershaft stud to fall out completely or move and jam the cam shaft resulting inloss of control or loss of steering in one direction.(correct by inspectingand installing improved washers where necessary).
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.