LINCOLN MARK IV 1975: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP

 
Make : LINCOLN Model : MARK IV Year : 1975
Build Dates : 0000-00-00 - 0000-00-00
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 74V127000
Date Owner's Notified: 1974-08-17 Date Received by ODI: 1974-08-13 Date Added to Database: 1979-10-12
Manufacturers Involved: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall: FORD MOTOR COMPANY
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Component: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 334
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Report Initiator: MFR V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
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      LINCOLN CAMPAIGN NO 128.JOB 1 TO JUL.26, 1974.POSSIBILITY A POWERSTEERING PRESSURE REAPPLY VALVE IN THE HYDRAULIC SKID CONTROL ACTUATORINSTALLED ON CERTAIN VEHICLES MAY MALFUNCTION, CAUSING POWER STEERING PUMPFLUID TO BECOME TRAPPED WITHIN THE ACTUATOR SUPPORT CHAMBER.THE TRAPPED FLUIDCAN CAUSE THE ACTUATOR CASTING TO FRACTURE.SHOULD THIS OCCUR, HYDRAULIC FLUIDWOULD BE LOST WITH CONSEQUENT LOSS OF POWER ASSIST FOR BOTH STEERING ANDBRAKING.'CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND INSTALLING REDESIGNED VALVE WHERENECESSARY'.