Vehicle recall 79V272000 · December 27, 1979
Ford Fairmont, Ford Granada and 2 more models
Windshields may have been installed on these vehicles without the application of a butyl primer on the mounting surface of the glazing.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Windshields may have been installed on these vehicles without the application of a butyl primer on the mounting surface of the glazing. The primer is required to ensure adequate retention of the windshield to its opening flange. This constitutes a non-compliance with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 212, "windshield mounting".
- Remedy
- Dealer will reinstall the windshield correctly without charge to owner.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.system: visual; windshield retention.consequences of defect: in the event of an accident, the windshield may becomedisplaced and the chances of passenger injury would be increased.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 79V272000
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 27, 1979
- Filed by
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
- Owner notification
- February 13, 1980
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 56
- 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 Fairmont (1979): 1979
- Ford Granada (1979): 1979
- Mercury Monarch (1979): 1979
- Mercury Zephyr (1979): 1979
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