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NHTSA recall 98V041000

Suspension › Front › Wheel bearing

Ford F700 and 1 more

Reported Feb 24, 19981,600 vehicles affectedFORD MOTOR COMPANYBuilt Mar 18, 1997 – Jun 18, 1997

The defect

Vehicle description: medium duty trucks and chassis-cabs. an automatic locking front wheel bearing adjusting nut was damaged during installation or removal by incorrect tools or an incorrect torque specification was used.

The risk

This condition can cause the nut to rotate freely and lose torque. it could rotate until it IS no longer connected to the front spindle and allow the front wheel to separate from the vehicle.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the front wheel bearing adjusting nuts with castle nuts and cotter pins.

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Vehicles in this recall

Ford F700
1998
Ford F800
1998

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin april 15, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).