FORD B7000 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS
Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of FORD B7000 recalls and defective parts found
on FORD B7000 automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized
to order the FORD B7000 manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle
equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design,
structure, body, or performance.
Most Recent Recalls For FORD B7000
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| 1986 FORD B7000 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 177 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1986-07-11 |
| Summary: BUSES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN INCORRECT TYPE OF STEEL TUBING IN THE INTERMEDIATE REAR SERVICE BRAKE LINES WHICH MAY LEAK OR BREAK DURING APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF A BRAKE LINE LEAKED, REAR BRAKES COULD QUIT WORKING, INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. |  |
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| 1976 FORD B7000 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE Units affected: 2404 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1977-03-14 |
| Summary: THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED WITH IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED FRONT SPRING U-BOLTS USED TO SECURE THE FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY TO THE SPRING. THE FOUR U-BOLTS MAY EXPERIENCE CRACKS AND COULD ULTIMATELY BREAK. SHOULD TWO U-BOLTS ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BREAK, THE FRONT AXLE WOULD NOT BE RETAINED SECURELY. |  |
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| 1973-1975 FORD B7000 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 6705 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1974-12-02 |
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| 1973-1974 FORD B7000 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 675 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1973-10-30 |
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| 1972-1973 FORD B7000 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 785 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1973-03-05 |
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| 1971-1973 FORD B7000 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:CHECK VALVE Units affected: 568 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1973-02-16 |
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| 1972-1973 FORD B7000 | PARKING BRAKE:DRIVELINE:HYDRAULIC:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 235 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1972-12-27 |
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| 1971 FORD B7000 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM Units affected: 12322 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1971-02-19 |
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