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NHTSA recall 78V226000

Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system › Fan

Ford Granada and 1 more

Reported Oct 17, 1978120,000 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Apr 1, 1976 – Aug 1, 1977

The defect

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.

The remedy

The dealer will, where necessary, install a new fan free of charge.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford Granada
19761977
Mercury Monarch
19761977

Notes

Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with 250 cid engines withseven blade cooling fans.system: engine cooling; engine cooling fan.note: do not operate the engine with the hood open until the fan assembly canbe inspected and the necessary corrections made.