Suspension: multiple axle (Ford)
Vehicle recall 72V-150. NHTSA received FORD MOTOR COMPANY’s report on Jun 13, 1972.
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The short answer
NHTSA received FORD MOTOR COMPANY’s report on Jun 13, 1972. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 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 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Suspension: multiple axle.
What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: FORD CAMPAIGN NO H2F.HEAVY TRUCKS W TANDEM SUSPENSION EQUALIZER BEAM.POSSIBILITY THAT TANDEM REAR SUSPENSION EQUALIZER BEAMS MAY HAVE HAIRLINECRACKS, RESULTING FROM WATER QUENCHING OF STEEL FORGINGS WHOSE METALLURGYREQUIRES OIL QUENCHING.THIS CONDITION AFTER EXTENDED SERVICE COULD CAUSESUSPECT BEAMS TO FRACTURE AND ADVERSELY AFFECT DIRECTIONAL STABILITY OFVEHICLE.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING AND REPLACING BEAMS 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 2,142 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Ford Ford Truckand 1972, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by FORD MOTOR COMPANY.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 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 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 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 20, 2026.