Fairmont Tamper: Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Fairmont Tamper reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 27, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,419. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
KEYS ATTACHED TO THE KEY RING OF AN IGNITION KEY WHILE IT IS IN THE VEHICLE IGNITION CAN BECOME LODGED IN THE STEERING LOCK RECEIVER AS THE STEERING WHEEL IS BEING TURNED.
The risk
THE LODGED KEYS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, WHICHCAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING USED ON THE HIGHWAY.
The remedy
A SHIELD WILL BE POSITIONED BETWEEN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE IGNITION SWITCH AND HELD IN PLACE BY THE STEERING LOCK BAND.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Ford F-150 | 304 | 6 | 41 | 12 |
| 1991 Ford F-250 | 107 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
| 1991 Ford F-350 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 1991 Ford Hy-Rail Bronco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Ford Hy-Rail F Super Duty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford Hy-Rail Bronco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1990 Ford Hy-Rail F Super Duty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford Hy-Rail F150 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford Hy-Rail F250 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Ford Hy-Rail F350 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 93V066000.
Full record for the 1991 Ford F-150 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →