FORD F100 1978: WHEELS

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 78V023000

Make Model Year
FORD F100 1978
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
1978-04-03 1978-01-30 1979-10-12

Production Dates: 1977-10-01 - 1977-11-01

Manufacturers Involved: Ford Motor Company

Component: WHEELS

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 17000

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

SOME OF THE STEEL WHEELS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. THESE WHEELS, OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, COULD CRACK IN THE WHEEL RIM AREA THROUGH NORMAL OPERATION, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy

DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE WHEELS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 15X6 INCH STANDARD OR OPTIONALSTEEL STYLED WHEELS.SYSTEM: SUSPENSION; WHEELS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: A CRACKED WHEEL COULD CAUSE RAPID LOSS OF AIR FROM THETIRE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.