- Vehicles
- 914
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 May 1974
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- 1974 Ford Country Squire
- 1974 Ford Custom 500
- 1974 Ford LTD
- 1974 Ford Ranch Wagon
- 1974 Mercury Colony Park
- 1974 Mercury Marquis
- 1974 Mercury Monterey
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA22 April 1974
- Owners notified6 May 1974
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 22 April 1974.
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 120.STATION wagons.possibility that station wagonsequipped with the class i light duty trailer tow-option were inadvertentlyfurnished with sedan trailer hitch kits at assembly plants.installation ofthe sedan kit on a station wagon necessitates bolting the drawbar incorrectlyunderneath the bumper support rather than on top of the plate and results indistortion of the mounting brackets and number five frame crossmember.theseconditions could eventually result in fracture and separation of the hitch fromone of its two mounting points.should this occur, excessive trailer"chucking" and swaying would result and, if left uncorrected, may result inseparation of the trailer from the vehicle.(correct by replacing sedan kitswith correct trailer hitch assembly).
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.