Vehicle recall 75V167000 · September 8, 1975
Mercury Montego and Ford Torino
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Notes
- Ford campaign no 168.POSSIBILITY that vehicles were built with improperlytensioned parking brake systems.vehicles with parking brake tensions set toohigh may experience reduced rear brake lining life, and high rear braketemperature resulting in the inability to complete some of the service brakeperformance tests contained in FMVSS 105.(correct by inspecting and adjustingbrake cable tension to proper setting).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 75V167000
- Reported to NHTSA
- September 8, 1975
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Owner notification
- September 17, 1975
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 818
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Parking brake › Conventional › Mechanical › Linkage and cable
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ford Torino (1976): 1976
- Mercury Montego (1976): 1976
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