25Affected configurations shown82,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
What can happen
Safety consequence
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH BRAKE PUSH-ROD TO BRAKE PEDAL RETAINING PINS WHICH WERE NOT HEAT-TREATED AS SPECIFIED. THIS COULD ALLOW THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE PUSH-ROD.
What fixes it
Official remedy
DEALER WILL REPLACE THE SUSPECT BRAKE RETAINING PIN.
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 79V117000
1979 FORD F100Open vehicle record →1979 FORD F150Open vehicle record →1979 FORD F250Open vehicle record →1979 FORD F350Open vehicle record →1979 FORD E150Open vehicle record →1979 FORD E250Open vehicle record →1979 FORD E350Open vehicle record →1979 FORD ECONOLINEOpen vehicle record →1979 FORD LTD IIOpen vehicle record →1979 FORD E100Open vehicle record →1979 FORD THUNDERBIRDOpen vehicle record →1979 FORD BRONCOOpen vehicle record →1979 FORD FAIRMONTOpen vehicle record →1979 FORD GRANADAOpen vehicle record →1979 FORD LTDOpen vehicle record →1979 FORD MUSTANGOpen vehicle record →1979 LINCOLN CONTINENTALOpen vehicle record →1979 LINCOLN MARK VOpen vehicle record →1979 LINCOLN VERSAILLESOpen vehicle record →1979 MERCURY MONARCHOpen vehicle record →1979 MERCURY ZEPHYROpen vehicle record →1979 MERCURY CAPRIOpen vehicle record →1979 MERCURY COUGAROpen vehicle record →1979 MERCURY MARQUISOpen vehicle record →1979 MERCURY XR7Open 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.