{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"85V068000","date":"1985-05-21","owner_notified":null,"manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM","summary":"BRAKE BOOSTER REAR SHELLS MAY HAVE REDUCED WALL           THICKNESSES WHICH COULD CAUSE THE SHELL TO BREAK.                                                                                                                 CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: REPEATED BRAKE USE COULD CAUSE THE SHELL TO CRACK AND     THE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY TO COME APART. SERVICE BRAKES CAPABILITY WOULD BE TOTALLY   LOST WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.","consequence":null,"remedy":"INSPECT AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER      ASSEMBLY.","notes":"VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS EQUIPPED WITH 3.8 OR 5.0 LITER ENGINES ANDTANDEM POWER BRAKE BOOSTERS.VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POLICE OR TAXI PACKAGE OPTION ARE NOT AFFECTED.SYSTEM: POWER BRAKE BOOSTERS.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":14008,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":1985,"make":"FORD","model":"LTD","vehicle_id":"1985_ford_ltd","match":"exact","built_from":"1985-04-01","built_to":"1985-04-01"},{"year":1985,"make":"FORD","model":"MUSTANG","vehicle_id":"1985_ford_mustang","match":"exact","built_from":"1985-04-01","built_to":"1985-04-01"},{"year":1985,"make":"MERCURY","model":"CAPRI","vehicle_id":"1985_mercury_capri","match":"exact","built_from":"1985-04-01","built_to":"1985-04-01"},{"year":1985,"make":"MERCURY","model":"MARQUIS","vehicle_id":"1985_mercury_marquis","match":"exact","built_from":"1985-04-01","built_to":"1985-04-01"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/85V068000"}