FORD ECONOLINE 1977: UNKNOWN OR OTHER

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 77V102000

Make Model Year
FORD ECONOLINE 1977
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1977-11-18 1977-06-27 1979-10-12

Production Dates: 1975-01-01 - 1977-06-01

Manufacturers Involved: Ford Motor Company

Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 252000

Report Initiator: ODI ODI Report

Summary

THE INSTRUMENT PANELS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES CAN BE BROKEN DURING OCCUPANT IMPACT.

Remedy

THE DEALER WILL INSTALL A FIELD-INSTALLABLE PANEL PAD, FREE OF CHARGE, ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH THE STANDARD, UNPADDED INSTRUMENTPANEL.SYSTEM: INTERIOR; INSTRUMENT PANEL, MATERIAL AND PADDING.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE OCCUPANT IMPACTSAND FRACTURES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, RESIDUAL PORTIONS OF THE BROKEN PANEL COULDCAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY.