29Affected configurations shown125,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THE ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADES MAY CRACK AND CHIP DUE TO HIGH STRESSES CAUSED BY VIBRATIONS. THE CHIPPED PIECES OF THE BLADE COULD FLY INTO THE UNDERHOOD COMPONENTS. ALSO, THESE PIECES COULD FLY OUT FROM THE VEHICLE IF THE HOOD IS OPEN AND THE ENGINE IS RUNNING.
What fixes it
Official remedy
THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING FAN BLADE ASSEMBLY WITH ONE OF ANOTHER DESIGN AT NO COST 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 78V153000
1977 FORD LN SERIESOpen vehicle record →1977 FORD B SERIESOpen vehicle record →1977 FORD L800Open vehicle record →1977 FORD F SERIESOpen vehicle record →1976 FORD LN SERIESOpen vehicle record →1976 FORD B SERIESOpen vehicle record →1976 FORD L800Open vehicle record →1976 FORD F SERIESOpen vehicle record →1975 FORD B SERIESOpen vehicle record →1975 FORD LN SERIESOpen vehicle record →1975 FORD L800Open vehicle record →1975 FORD F SERIESOpen vehicle record →1974 FORD B SERIESOpen vehicle record →1974 FORD LN SERIESOpen vehicle record →1974 FORD L800Open vehicle record →1974 FORD F SERIESOpen vehicle record →1973 FORD B SERIESOpen vehicle record →1973 FORD LN SERIESOpen vehicle record →1973 FORD L800Open vehicle record →1973 FORD F SERIESOpen vehicle record →1972 FORD B SERIESOpen vehicle record →1972 FORD LN SERIESOpen vehicle record →1972 FORD L800Open vehicle record →1972 FORD F SERIESOpen vehicle record →1971 FORD B SERIESOpen vehicle record →1971 FORD LN SERIESOpen vehicle record →1971 FORD L800Open vehicle record →1971 FORD F SERIESOpen vehicle record →1970 FORD L800Open 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.