Ford Fuel System, Gasoline: Carburetor System

Ford is recalling about 140,870 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline.

Campaign
75V042000
Manufacturer
FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Reported
4 March 1975
Vehicles
140,870
Built between
Not published
Models
15
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
24 March 1975
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.

  • 1975 Ford Country Squire
  • 1975 Ford Custom
  • 1975 Ford Custom 500
  • 1975 Ford E250
  • 1975 Ford E350
  • 1975 Ford F150
  • 1975 Ford F250
  • 1975 Ford F350
  • 1975 Ford LTD
  • 1975 Ford Ranchero
  • 1975 Ford Thunderbird
  • 1975 Ford Torino
  • 1975 Lincoln Mark IV
  • 1975 Mercury Cougar
  • 1975 Mercury Montego

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA4 March 1975
  2. Owners notified24 March 1975

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 4 March 1975.

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 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).

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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