The defect
CRACKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE SPIDER MEMBER OF SEVEN BLADE FANS DUE TO VIBRATIONS OF GREATER SEVERITY THAN ANTICIPATED. THE CRACKS MAY PROGRESS TO THE POINT OF FRACTURE AND ALLOW PORTIONS OF THE SPIDER ARMS AND ATTACHED BLADES TO SEPARATE.
The remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE FAN WITH ONE OF AN IMPROVED DESIGN.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford C600 | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| Ford C700 | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| Ford C7000 | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| Ford C800 | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
| Ford C8000 | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
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 C600 | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C600 | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C600 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C700 | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C700 | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C700 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C7000 | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C7000 | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C7000 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C800 | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C800 | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C800 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C8000 | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C8000 | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Ford C8000 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
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.
| 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 |
| 83V025000 1 Mar 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983