FORDC8000
NHTSA vehicle recall lookup
1979 Ford C8000 recalls
There are 2 NHTSA recall campaigns associated with this vehicle configuration.
Live NHTSA dataVehicle taxonomy resolved as Ford C8000.
Most-mentioned components
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN · 2
Campaign 83V140000
Engine And Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan
Apr 12, 1985
Summary
CRACKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE SPIDER MEMBER OF SEVEN BLADE FANS DUE TO VIBRATIONS OF GREATER SEVERITY THAN ANTICIPATED. THE CRACKS MAY PROGRESS TO THE POINT OF FRACTURE AND ALLOW PORTIONS OF THE SPIDER ARMS AND ATTACHED BLADES TO SEPARATE.
Remedy
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DEALER WILL REPLACE THE FAN WITH ONE OF AN IMPROVED DESIGN.
Campaign 83V036000
Engine And Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan
May 4, 1983
Summary
COOLING FAN BLADES MAY CRACK AND SEPARATE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT WITHSTAND STRESS FROM VIBRATIONS THAT OCCUR DURING NORMAL ENGINE OPERATION.
Remedy
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THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE ENGINE COOLING FANS WITH A REVISED TYPE AT NO CHARGE.
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