Vehicle recall 79V023000 · January 15, 1979
Ford F-150, F-250 and 1 more model
The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 212, "windshield mounting", in that some of the vehicles were built without the specified…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 212, "windshield mounting", in that some of the vehicles were built without the specified windshield weatherstrip retaining components.
- Remedy
- The dealer will install the windshield weatherstrip retaining components at no cost to owner.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: trucks.system: visual; windshield components.consequences of defect: the omission of a windshield mounting increases thepossibility that the windshield may not be properly retained within the cabduring a frontal impact which can result in personal injury.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 79V023000
- Reported to NHTSA
- January 15, 1979
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Owner notification
- March 9, 1979
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 12
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Visibility › Windshield
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Ford F-100 (1979): 1979
- Ford F-150 (1979): 1979
- Ford F-250 (1979): 1979
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