NATIONAL VAN ECONOLINE 1975: UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Make : NATIONAL VAN Model : ECONOLINE Year : 1975
Build Dates : 1975-01-01 - 1977-06-01
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 77V102000
Date Owner's Notified: 1977-11-18 Date Received by ODI: 1977-06-27 Date Added to Database: 1979-10-12
Manufacturers Involved: Ford Motor Company
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall:
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 252000
Summary:
      THE INSTRUMENT PANELS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES CAN BE BROKEN DURING OCCUPANT IMPACT.
Consequence:
     
Remedy:
      THE DEALER WILL INSTALL A FIELD-INSTALLABLE PANEL PAD, FREE OF CHARGE, ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES.
Report Initiator: ODI V Report
Regulation Part Number: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
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.