The defect
BRAKE BOOSTER REAR SHELLS MAY HAVE REDUCED WALL THICKNESSES WHICH COULD CAUSE THE SHELL TO BREAK. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: REPEATED BRAKE USE COULD CAUSE THE SHELL TO CRACK AND THE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY TO COME APART. SERVICE BRAKES CAPABILITY WOULD BE TOTALLY LOST WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSPECT AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford LTD | 1985 |
| Ford Mustang | 1985 |
| Mercury Capri | 1985 |
| Mercury Marquis | 1985 |
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 LTD | 1985 | 17 | 2 |
| Ford Mustang | 1985 | 16 | 2 |
| Mercury Capri | 1985 | 3 | 2 |
| Mercury Marquis | 1985 | 5 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1985
13 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 85V147000 13 Nov 1985 | GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. |
| 85V144000 4 Nov 1985 | COLLINS INDUSTRIES,INC. |
| 85V140000 29 Oct 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 85V135000 23 Oct 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V125000 9 Oct 1985 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V109000 19 Sept 1985 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 85V104000 14 Aug 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V099000 30 Jul 1985 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985