NHTSA Recall 79V272000
NHTSA Campaign Id 79V272000; Date: Dec. 27, 1979
Recalled Vehicles:
1979 Ford Fairmont; 1979 Ford Granada; 1979 Mercury Monarch; 1979 Mercury Zephyr
Component: Visibility:windshield
Manufactured by: Ford Motor Company
Affected Units:: 56
Recall 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".
How to Fix:
Dealer will reinstall the windshield correctly without charge to owner.
Recall 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.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Feb 13, 1980
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