- Vehicles
- 12,500
- Built between
- Sep 1976 – Oct 1976
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 3 December 1976
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 1976 and October 1976. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1977 Ford BroncoBuilt September 1976 to October 1976
- 1977 Ford EconolineBuilt September 1976 to October 1976
- 1977 Ford F100Built September 1976 to October 1976
- 1977 Ford F150Built September 1976 to October 1976
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 1976 to October 1976
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 November 1976
- Owners notified3 December 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 23 November 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
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 000
- 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
Model e and f series light trucks and broncos.vehicles fail to conform withaxle weight ratings specified in S5.1.2 of federal motor vehicle safetystandard NO.120.(CORRECT by inspecting and replacing safety certificationlabel to meet requirement of FMVSS NO.120).LIGHT truck - pick-up.
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.