Vehicle recall 77V102000 · June 27, 1977
Ford Econoline and Club Wagon
The instrument panels on the involved vehicles can be broken during occupant impact.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The instrument panels on the involved vehicles can be broken during occupant impact.
- Remedy
- The dealer will install a field-installable panel pad, free of charge, on all affected vehicles.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: trucks equipped with the standard, unpadded instrumentpanel.system: interior; instrument panel, material and padding.consequences of defect: in the event of an accident where the occupant impactsand fractures the instrument panel, residual portions of the broken panel couldcause serious personal injury.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 77V102000
- Reported to NHTSA
- June 27, 1977
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Owner notification
- November 18, 1977
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 252,000
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Unknown or other
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ford Club Wagon (1975-1976): 1976, 1975
- Ford Econoline (1975-1977): 1977, 1976, 1975
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