The defect
THE RETAINER CLIP THAT HOLDS THE MASTER CYLINDER PUSH ROD TO THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM IS MISSING.
The risk
A LOSS OF SERVICE BRAKING CAN OCCUR INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT TO VERIFY THAT THE RETAINER CLIPS ARE INSTALLED AND IF CLIPS ARE MISSING WILL INSTALL CLIPS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Ford F-150 | 1997 |
| Ford F-250 | 1997 |
| Ford F-350 | 1997 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
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 F-150 | 1997 | 2,758 | 14 |
| Ford F-250 | 1997 | 304 | 10 |
| Ford F-350 | 1997 | 155 | 3 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1996
26 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed 963 campaigns in all.
| 96V260000 27 Dec 1996 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 96V215000 29 Oct 1996 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 96V202000 16 Oct 1996 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 96V143003 8 Oct 1996 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 96V174000 13 Sept 1996 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 96V157000 27 Aug 1996 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 96V152000 15 Aug 1996 | RANSOMES CORPORATION |
| 96V143002 12 Aug 1996 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996