The defect
SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POWER BRAKE BOOSTERS HAVE FRONT AND REAR SHELLS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY JOINED. IMPROPERLY JOINED BOOSTER SHELLS MAY SEPARATE EITHER PARTIALLY OR COMPLETELY DURING BRAKE APPLICATION.
The remedy
ALL DEFECTIVE BOOSTERS WILL BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Escort | 1981 |
| Ford EXP | 1982 |
| Mercury LN7 | 1982 |
| Mercury Lynx | 1981 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
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 EXP | 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| Ford Escort | 1981 | 1 | 10 |
| Mercury LN7 | 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| Mercury Lynx | 1981 | 0 | 10 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1981
14 of the 157 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1981 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 81V148000 14 Dec 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 81V129000 22 Oct 1981 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 81V130000 22 Oct 1981 | INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER |
| 81V125000 20 Oct 1981 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 81V124000 15 Oct 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 81V095000 10 Aug 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 81V090000 17 Jul 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 81V069000 3 Jun 1981 | ZIMMER HOMES CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981