The defect
THE U-CLIP STYLE NUTS THAT RETAIN THE FRONT BUMPERS TO THE FRONT BUMPER INNER ARMS CAN FRACTURE.
The risk
IF ONE OF THE U-CLIP NUTS FRACTURES, THE BUMPER WILL LOOSEN AND RATTLE CAUSING FRACTURE OF THE REMAINING U-CLIP NUTS, RESULTING IN SEPARATION OF THE BUMPER FROM THE VEHICLE. IF THE BUMPER WERE TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IT IS BEING DRIVEN, A VEHICLE COLLISION COULD RESULT.
The remedy
INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FOUR U-CLIP NUTS AND THE ASSOCIATED BOLTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford Bronco | 1993, 1994 |
| Ford F-150 | 1993, 1994 |
| Ford F-250 | 1993, 1994 |
| Ford F-350 | 1993, 1994 |
| Ford F Super Duty | 1994 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
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 Bronco | 1993 | 40 | 5 |
| Ford Bronco | 1994 | 91 | 3 |
| Ford F Super Duty | 1994 | 20 | 2 |
| Ford F-150 | 1993 | 586 | 7 |
| Ford F-150 | 1994 | 676 | 6 |
| Ford F-250 | 1993 | 130 | 6 |
| Ford F-250 | 1994 | 123 | 8 |
| Ford F-350 | 1993 | 101 | 6 |
| Ford F-350 | 1994 | 95 | 5 |
Other structure recalls in 1994
11 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the structure; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 94V237000 28 Nov 1994 | CROWN COACH CORPORATION |
| 94V225000 16 Nov 1994 | TRANSI-CORP. |
| 94V178000 26 Sept 1994 | EZ LOADER BOAT TRLRS, INC |
| 94V176000 20 Sept 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 94V174000 14 Sept 1994 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 94V150000 15 Aug 1994 | WAYNE CORPORATION |
| 94V148000 12 Aug 1994 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 94V116000 20 Jun 1994 | DORSEY TRAILERS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994