- Vehicles
- 3,700
- Built between
- Jan 1981 – Apr 1981
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 7 August 1981
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1981 and April 1981. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1981 Ford B600Built January 1981 to April 1981
- 1981 Ford B700Built January 1981 to April 1981
- 1981 Ford B800Built January 1981 to April 1981
- 1981 Ford F600Built January 1981 to April 1981
- 1981 Ford F700Built January 1981 to April 1981
- 1981 Ford F800Built January 1981 to April 1981
What the defect is
The involved vehicles were assembled with the left front brake tube retaining clip missing. The absence of a retaining clip may allow the brake tube to rub against the shock absorber, causing wear on the tube and, eventually, loss of brake fluid.
What gets fixed
MISSING BRAKE TUBE CLIPS WILL BE INSTALLED AND ANY CHAFED BRAKE TUBES WILL BE REPLACED.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1981 to April 1981
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 July 1981
- Owners notified7 August 1981
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 17 July 1981.
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
Vehicle description: school buses and trucks equipped with 8.2 liter dieselengines and hydraulic brakes.system: service brakes; left hand front brake tube retaining clip.consequences of defect: on vehicles equipped with single system hydraulicbrakes, sufficient loss of brake fluid could result in loss of service brakingcapability. This could cause a loss of vehicle control and an accident. Onvehicles equipped with split system hydraulic brakes, loss of brake fluid inthe hydraulic circuit of one system could cause loss of service braking in theaffected system. Braking distance would be increased, possibly resulting in anaccident.
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.