MARK V: STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS

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NHTSA Campaign Number:	79V249000
Vehicle/Equipment Make:	LINCOLN
Vehicle/Equipment Model:	MARK V
Model Year:	1978
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Manufacturer Component Description:	STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
Manufacturers Involved in Recall:	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Manufacturered:	19770901 - 19780501
Type of Report:	V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire)
Potential Number of Units Affected:	125000
Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer:	19800324
Recall Initiated By:	19800324
Manufacturer Responsible For Recall:	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Report Received Date:	19791116
Record Creation Date:	19791214
Regulation Part Number:
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number:
Defect Summary:	THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE BUILT WITH AN ALUMINUM REAR BUMPER REINFORCEMENT ATTACHED TO TWO STEEL MOUNTING SURFACES. IN CLIMATES WHERE LARGE AMOUNTS OF ROCK SALT ARE USED, THE ALUMINUM REINFORCEMENT COULD EXPERIENCE CORROSION WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE VEHICLE.
Consequence Summary:
Corrective Summary:	DEALER WILL INSPECT ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES FOR DEGREE OF CORROSION. WHERE CORROSION IS SEVERE, THE ALUMINUM REINFORCEMENT WILL BE REPLACED WITH ONE MADE OF STEEL. WHERE CORROSION IS NOT SEVERE, DEALER WILL INSTALL INSULATION MATERIALS BETWEEN THE ALUMINUM AND THE STEEL COMPONENTS. THIS WILL BE DONE AT NO COST TO OWNER.

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