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NHTSA Campaign 80V104000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

Issued by FORD MOTOR COMPANY · Reported Aug 6, 1980 · 253,500 vehicles affected

What's wrong

SOME OF THE ENGINE COOLING FANS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY BE SUBJECT TO HIGH BLADE STRESSES THAT CAN RESULT FROM RESONANT VIBRATION INPUTS OCCURRING DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION.

Remedy

THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING ENGINE COOLING FANS WITH FANS OF A DIFFERENT FIVE BLADE DESIGN AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
FORD FORD 1974 253,500
MERCURY MERCURY 1974 253,500

Source: NHTSA Campaign 80V104000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.