FORD TORINO Recalls
Item Affected: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE
Date Announced: 09/08/1975
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Notes: FORD CAMPAIGN NO 168. POSSIBILITY THAT VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH IMPROPERLYTENSIONED PARKING BRAKE SYSTEMS. VEHICLES WITH PARKING BRAKE TENSIONS SET TOOHIGH MAY EXPERIENCE REDUCED REAR BRAKE LINING LIFE, AND HIGH REAR BRAKETEMPERATURE RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO COMPLETE SOME OF THE SERVICE BRAKEPERFORMANCE TESTS CONTAINED IN FMVSS 105. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND ADJUSTINGBRAKE CABLE TENSION TO PROPER SETTING).
Item Affected: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Date Announced: 05/16/1975
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Notes: FORD CAMPAIGN NO 162. POSSIBILITY THAT AN INCORRECT TIRE PLACARD WASINADVERTENTLY INSTALLED. THE TIRE PLACARD INSTALLED WAS INTENDED FOR USE ONSPECIAL ORDER VEHICLE WITH 15 INCH TIRES. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACINGWITH CORRECT PLACARD).
Item Affected: SEAT BELTS:REAR
Date Announced: 03/25/1974
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Notes: FORD CAMPAIGN NO 118. POSSIBILITY THAT TORINO TWO DOOR HARDTOP MODELS WEREINADVERTENTLY BUILT WITH PASSENGER CAR SEAT BELTS IN THE RIGHT-HAND REARSEATING POSITION. WITH THE ADVERSE DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCES OF THE SEAT BELT ANDRETRACTOR, A SMALL CHILD MAY NOT BE RESTRAINED BY THE BELT ASSEMBLY AS THELENGTH OF WEBBING EXTENDED MAY BE INSUFFICIENT TO PLACE THE RETRACTOR IN THELOCK-UP MODE. (CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND INSTALLING PROPER SEAT BELTS WHERENECESSARY).
