NHTSA recall 80V141000
Structure › Body › Bumpers
Ford Ltd
Reported Oct 24, 1980600 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Aug 1, 1980 – Sep 1, 1980
The defect
The involved vehicles were produced without surlyn-coated foil insulators between the isolator and bracket assemblies and the rear bumper reinforcements. An epoxy coating was also omitted from the bracket assemblies. When exposed to the corrosive action of road salt, the aluminum rear bumper reinforcement could experience galvonic corrosion at the attachment surfaces. This would reduce the strength of the reinforcements and could result in bumper separation.
The remedy
Dealer will inspect rear bumper attachment components and replace them without charge, if necessary.