Vehicle recall 75V042000 · March 4, 1975
Mercury Cougar, Ford Country Squire and 13 more models
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Notes
- Ford campaign no 154.LIGHT trucks eqtipped with 460 cid engine & 4353-4VCARBURETOR.POSSIBILITY that the "o" ring on the sealing plug installed in thefuel inlet cross-channel of the carburetor may experience loss of the sealingplug.should plug loss occur, fuel pump operation would cause gasoline to bedischarged onto the engine under pressure.a strong fuel odor would resultwith potential for the occurence of an underhood fire.(correct by installingnew plug less "o" ring using an epoxy coating over plug and adjacent surface).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 75V042000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 4, 1975
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Owner notification
- March 24, 1975
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 140,870
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Fuel system, gasoline › Carburetor system
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ford Country Squire (1975): 1975
- Ford Custom (1975): 1975
- Ford Custom 500 (1975): 1975
- Ford E-250 (1975): 1975
- Ford E-350 (1975): 1975
- Ford F-150 (1975): 1975
- Ford F-250 (1975): 1975
- Ford F-350 (1975): 1975
- Ford LTD (1975): 1975
- Ford Ranchero (1975): 1975
- Ford Thunderbird (1975): 1975
- Ford Torino (1975): 1975
- Lincoln Mark IV (1975): 1975
- Mercury Cougar (1975): 1975
- Mercury Montego (1975): 1975
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