The defect
THE STEERING ARM COULD FAIL DUE TO AN INFERIOR CASTING, OR INCORRECT SETTINGS OF THE STEERING GEAR PITMAN ARM STOPS. SHOULD THE STEERING ARM FAIL, STEERING COULD BECOME DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.
The remedy
THE EXISTING STEERING ARM WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW IMPROVED TYPE STEERING ARM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Other visibility recalls in 1978
11 of the 272 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1978 concerned the visibility; FWD CORPORATION filed 9 campaigns in all.
| 78V176000 15 Aug 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 78V175000 9 Aug 1978 | FIAT MOTORS OF N.A., INC. |
| 78V167000 7 Aug 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 78V161000 25 Jul 1978 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 78V091000 24 Apr 1978 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 78V090000 24 Apr 1978 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 78V021000 30 Jan 1978 | COBRA INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 78V017000 23 Jan 1978 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978