Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion) (Ford)
Vehicle recall 71V-023. NHTSA received FORD MOTOR COMPANY’s report on Feb 19, 1971.
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The short answer
NHTSA received FORD MOTOR COMPANY’s report on Feb 19, 1971. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion).
What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: FORD CAMPIGN NO H-70.1970 AND 1971 L-LT-LNT-800 THROUGH 9000 .SERIES TRUCKSEQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING.POSSIBILITY TH AT POWER STEERING UNLOADER VALVECOULD FRACTURE AT SEATING SUR FACE.CAUSING IMPROPER SEALING OF VALVE DURINGOPERATION.DR IVER MIGHT EXPERIENCE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST, PARTICULARLY IN FULL TURN CONDITION.(CORRECT BY REPLACING WITH NEW, MORE DURAB LE UNLOADERVALVE WHERE NECESSARY.)
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 9,503 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- Ford LT880and 1970 and 1971, before the model years listed here
- Ford LN9000and 1970 and 1971, before the model years listed here
- Ford L9000and 1970 and 1971, before the model years listed here
- Ford L900and 1970 and 1971, before the model years listed here
- Ford LNT800and 1970 and 1971, before the model years listed here
- Ford LN900and 1970 and 1971, before the model years listed here
- Ford LT9000and 1970 and 1971, before the model years listed here
- Ford L800and 1970 and 1971, before the model years listed here
- Ford LN8000and 1970 and 1971, before the model years listed here
- Ford L8000and 1970 and 1971, before the model years listed here
- Ford LN800and 1970 and 1971, before the model years listed here
- Ford LT900and 1970 and 1971, before the model years listed here
- Ford LNT880and 1970 and 1971, before the model years listed here
- Ford LT8000and 1970 and 1971, before the model years listed here
- Ford LNT9000and 1970 and 1971, before the model years listed here
- Ford LNT8000and 1970 and 1971, before the model years listed here
- Ford LNT900and 1970 and 1971, before the model years listed here
- Ford LT800and 1970 and 1971, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.