Vehicles Involved, Decription of Defect and Correction & Owner Notification Information

VEHICLES INVOLVED:

1984 E-250/350 Econolines and Club Wagons with single rear wheels built from November 17 through December 9, 1983.

DESCRIPTION OF DEFECT AND CORRECTION:

Ford Motor Company has determined that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 1984 E-250/350 Econoline and Club Wagon vehicles equipped with single rear wheels. Some of the 16.5 X 6.75 inch wheels on these vehicles may have substandard welds at the rim to disc attachment. With extended vehicle use and depending on vehicle loading, cracks may occur in a substandard weld and propagate into the wheel rim. If this were to occur, loss of tire air pressure or separation of the rim and tire assembly from the wheel disc may result with the potential for loss of vehicle control and a vehicle crash. The driver might be forewarned by wheel wobble or vibration prior to complete separation of a rim and tire assembly.

To correct this condition, it is necessary to inspect the wheels on suspect vehicles and to replace Firestone wheels found to have a manufacturing date of November 7 through 23, 1983.

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VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN YOUR POSSESSION ARE NOT TO BE DELIVERED UNTIL THE RECALL SERVICE HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

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PLEASE READ THIS BULLETIN IN ITS ENTIRETY. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING ITS CONTENT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO YOUR SUPERVISING FORD LOCATION OR THIS OFFICE.
NOTIFICATION OF OWNERS:

The enclosed list identifies units delivered to your dealership which are involved in this recall. If no vehicle listing is enclosed, you are not involved at this time, and this Service Recall Bulletin is for information only. Other eligible vehicles, however, may be brought to your dealership by their owners for this recall service. Those units also are to be corrected as promptly as possible. If the owner of any eligible vehicle does not have a Customer Notification and Dealer Claim Form (FED-1864 or FCS-1864), a blank Form 1864 should be completed by you and sent in for reimbursement. For Dealers in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands - To determine vehicle eligibility, please use "CARES."

Vehicle owners whose names and addresses are shown on the enclosed recall listing are being notified by First Class Mail. If you have knowledge that a suspect vehicle has been sold, but the owner's name and address does not appear on the listing, please contact the owner immediately and provide him with a copy of the attached owner letter. If the owner of any vehicle cannot be contacted or does not make an appointment to have his vehicle corrected, advise your supervising Ford location or this office of the owner's name and address so that we can handle further notification.