Ford F-250, F-350, F250, F350 (1988-1991): Service brakes, hydraulic
Recall 92V026000 · Mar 3, 1992 · Ford Motor Company
467,000
vehicles affected
467,000
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 92V026000
- Date
- Mar 3, 1992
- Maker
- Ford Motor Company
- Units affected
- 467,000
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Service brakes, hydraulic > Foundation components > Drum > Shoes/linings
- Model years
- 1988-1991
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
A REVISED BRAKE LINING NOISE INSULATOR RESULTED IN A DECREASE IN THE THERMAL INSULATION BETWEEN THE BRAKE LINING AND THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER PISTON. THIS CAUSED GREATER HEAT TRANSFER TO THE CALIPER PISTONS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO OVERHEAT THE BRAKE FLUID AND DIMINISH BRAKE EFFECTIVENESS DURING SEVERE BRAKING CONDITIONS.
What can happen
INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES AND INABLILITY TO HOLDVEHICLES ON A STEEP GRADE RESULTS IN INCREASED RISK OF ACCIDENT IN THE EVENT OFA SUDDEN STOP OR WHEN CONSTANT BRAKING IS NEEDED TO MANEUVER THROUGH AREAS WITHSTEEP GRADES.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
ADD SNAP-IN INSULATORS THAT ATTACH TO EACH OF THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER PISTONS. IN ADDITION, VEHICLES WITH 7.5 L ENGINES WILL HAVE INSULATION ADDED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BRAKE LINES.
Vehicles covered
4 models, 8 model years in all
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 92V026000?
4 models: Ford F-250 (1991), Ford F250 (1988-1990), Ford F-350 (1991) and 1 more, about 467,000 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 92V026000?
ADD SNAP-IN INSULATORS THAT ATTACH TO EACH OF THE FRONT BRAKE CALIPER PISTONS. IN ADDITION, VEHICLES WITH 7.5 L ENGINES WILL HAVE INSULATION ADDED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BRAKE LINES.
What can happen?
INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES AND INABLILITY TO HOLDVEHICLES ON A STEEP GRADE RESULTS IN INCREASED RISK OF ACCIDENT IN THE EVENT OFA SUDDEN STOP OR WHEN CONSTANT BRAKING IS NEEDED TO MANEUVER THROUGH AREAS WITHSTEEP GRADES.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.