The defect
THE MASTER CYLINDER TO CHASIS BRAKE TUBE AND HOSE ASSEMBLIES MAY HAVE BEEN MOVED FROM THEIR INTENDED POSITION, WHICH COULD ALLOW CHAFING AGAINST UNDERBODY COMPONENTS. CHAFING PROMOTES WEAR OF THE BRAKE TUBE AND HOSE ASSEMBLY AND COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID.
The remedy
UPON INSPECTION BRAKE TUBE CLIPS WILL BE INSTALLED, IF NECESSARY, AND BRAKE TUBES AND HOSE ASSEMBLIES WILL BE REPLACED OR REROUTED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford B600 | 1981 |
| Ford B700 | 1981 |
| Ford F600 | 1981 |
| Ford F700 | 1981 |
| Ford F800 | 1981 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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 B600 | 1981 | 0 | 4 |
| Ford B700 | 1981 | 0 | 4 |
| Ford F600 | 1981 | 0 | 5 |
| Ford F700 | 1981 | 0 | 3 |
| Ford F800 | 1981 | 0 | 3 |
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. |
| 81V095000 10 Aug 1981 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 81V090000 17 Jul 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 81V084000 7 Jul 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 81V069000 3 Jun 1981 | ZIMMER HOMES CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981