18Affected configurations shown16,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
SOME OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE DEFECTIVE CARBURETORS IN WHICH, UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE SECONDARY THROTTLE PLATES MAY STICK OPEN.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE CARBURETOR AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
Recall lifecycle
Repair completion history
Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.
Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.
Affected vehicles
Vehicle configurations connected to 77V161000
1978 FORD F150Open vehicle record →1978 FORD F250Open vehicle record →1978 FORD F350Open vehicle record →1978 FORD E250Open vehicle record →1978 FORD E350Open vehicle record →1978 FORD FORDOpen vehicle record →1978 LINCOLN MARK VOpen vehicle record →1978 LINCOLN LINCOLNOpen vehicle record →1978 MERCURY MERCURYOpen vehicle record →1977 FORD F150Open vehicle record →1977 FORD F250Open vehicle record →1977 FORD F350Open vehicle record →1977 FORD E350Open vehicle record →1977 FORD E250Open vehicle record →1977 FORD FORDOpen vehicle record →1977 LINCOLN MARK VOpen vehicle record →1977 LINCOLN LINCOLNOpen vehicle record →1977 MERCURY MERCURYOpen vehicle record →
Owner action
Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.