The defect
ON SOME OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES, THE BRAKE PUSHROD TO BRAKE PEDAL RETAINING PINS MAY BE MISSING OR LOOSE. INSECURELY INSTALLED OR MISSING RETAINERS COULD RESULT IN DISENGAGEMENT OF THE BRAKE PUSHROD AND TOTAL LOSS OF SERVICE BRAKING.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, INSTALL A BRAKE PEDAL RETAINING PIN.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Fairmont | 1981 |
| Mercury Zephyr | 1981 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Fairmont | 1981 | 4 | 1 |
| Mercury Zephyr | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1980
21 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 80V167000 23 Dec 1980 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 80V153000 20 Nov 1980 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 80V150000 14 Nov 1980 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 80V146000 12 Nov 1980 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 80V135000 15 Oct 1980 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 80V134000 3 Oct 1980 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 80V125000 25 Sept 1980 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 80V120000 19 Sept 1980 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980