The defect
THE FLEXIBLE BLADE ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADES MAY CRACK AND BREAK OFF. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY HIGH BLADE STRESSES THAT CAN RESULT FROM VIBRATION DURING VEHICLE OPERATION.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE COOLING FAN AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 1983
7 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the engine and engine cooling; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 83V140000 28 Dec 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 83V138000 27 Dec 1983 | GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. |
| 83V108000 26 Oct 1983 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 83V093000 21 Sept 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 83V056000 19 May 1983 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 83V036000 5 Apr 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983