- Vehicles
- 410,580
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 13
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 18 May 1976
- 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.
- 1976 Ford Elite
- 1976 Ford Granada
- 1976 Ford Maverick
- 1976 Ford Pinto
- 1976 Ford Ranchero
- 1976 Ford Thunderbird
- 1976 Ford Torino
- 1976 Lincoln Mark IV
- 1976 Mercury Bobcat
- 1976 Mercury Comet
- 1976 Mercury Cougar
- 1976 Mercury Monarch
- 1976 Mercury Montego
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA29 April 1976
- Owners notified18 May 1976
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 29 April 1976.
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 192. Possibility that the nylon bushing in the acceleratorncable may become loose due to an oversize retaining clip. A loose bushing maylrestrict the accelerator cable from returning to idle or to a lower speedor to a slower speed condition, holding carburetor at constant speed. Shouldthis occur, the driver can stop the vehicle by applying the brakes, shiftingto neutral and turning off the ignition. (correct by inspecting the bushingbushing retaining clip 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.