The defect
COOLING FAN BLADES MAY CRACK AND SEPARATE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT WITHSTAND STRESS FROM VIBRATIONS THAT OCCUR DURING NORMAL ENGINE OPERATION.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE COOLING FANS WITH A REVISED TYPE AT NO CHARGE.
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. |
| 83V025000 1 Mar 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983