Ford LTD: Not Entered

Affects Ford LTD · 1979 — about 1K vehicles.

The hazard

VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5.0 LITRE (302 C.I.D.) FOR 5.8 LITRE (351-W C.I.D.) ENGINES. THE FLEXIBLE BLADE ENGINE COOLING FAN MAY HAVE ONE OR MORE OF THE FIVE FLEXIBLE FAN BLADES IMPORPERLY RIVETED TO THE FAN SPIDER. ONE OR MORE FAN BLADES COULD SEPARATE FROM THE SPIDER, WEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5.0 LITRE (302 C.I.D.) FOR 5.8 LITRE (351-W C.I.D.) ENGINES. THE FLEXIBLE BLADE ENGINE COOLING FAN MAY HAVE ONE OR MORE OF THE FIVE FLEXIBLE FAN BLADES IMPORPERLY RIVETED TO THE FAN SPIDER. ONE OR MORE FAN BLADES COULD SEPARATE FROM THE SPIDER, WITHOUT WARNING, DAMAGING UNDERHOOD COMPONENTS.

What to do

Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational