The defect
THE ENGINE FAN BLADES ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CRACKING DUE TO STRESSES GENERATED DURING NORMAL OPERATION. BLADES MAY FRACTURE AND FRAGMENTS WOULD BE PROPELLED FROM THE ROTATING FAN.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE ALL SUSPECT FANS WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 1977
6 of the 245 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1977 concerned the engine and engine cooling; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 77V173000 12 Oct 1977 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 77V144000 14 Sept 1977 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 77V097000 20 Jun 1977 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 77V083000 2 Jun 1977 | JAGUAR CARS |
| 77V037000 15 Mar 1977 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1977