| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
78V226000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
MERCURY |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
MONARCH |
| Model Year: |
1977 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Manufacturered: |
19760401 - 19770801 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
120000 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19781101 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19781101 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Report Received Date: |
19781017 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19791012 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADES MAY CRACK UNDER HIGH SPEED OPERATING CONDITIONS. FRAGMENTS MAY SEPARATE AND DAMAGE THE ENGINE COMPONENTS, AND IF THE HOOD IS OPEN AND THE ENGINE IS RUNNING, BLADE FRAGMENTS COULD FLY OUT FROM THE VEHICLE AND INJURE NEARBY PERSONS. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
THE DEALER WILL, WHERE NECESSARY, INSTALL A NEW FAN FREE OF CHARGE. |