{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"85V145000","date":"1985-11-05","owner_notified":"1985-11-05","manufacturer":"FORD MOTOR COMPANY","component":"SUSPENSION:REAR","summary":"REAR SUPENSION CONTROL ARM-TO-SPINDLE ATTACHMENT BOLTS    MAY BE SUBJECT TO FRACTURE CAUSING THE REAR SPINDLE TO SEPARATE DURING USE OF    CAR.                                                                                                                                                              CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IF BOLTS FRACTURE AND REAR SPINDLE DISENGAGES FROM        CONTROL ARM, LOSS OF CONTROL WILL BE EXPERIENCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN           ACCIDENT.","consequence":null,"remedy":"REPLACE REAR SUSPENSION BOLTS AS NECESSARY.","notes":"SYSTEM: REAR SUSPENSION BOLTS. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS. THIS IS AN ADDENDUM THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 85V086000.","mfr_campaign":null,"part_number":null,"units":227027,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":1984,"make":"FORD","model":"TEMPO","vehicle_id":"1984_ford_tempo","match":"exact","built_from":"1983-10-01","built_to":"1984-08-01"},{"year":1985,"make":"FORD","model":"TEMPO","vehicle_id":"1985_ford_tempo","match":"exact","built_from":"1983-10-01","built_to":"1984-08-01"},{"year":1984,"make":"MERCURY","model":"TOPAZ","vehicle_id":"1984_mercury_topaz","match":"exact","built_from":"1983-10-01","built_to":"1984-08-01"},{"year":1985,"make":"MERCURY","model":"TOPAZ","vehicle_id":"1985_mercury_topaz","match":"exact","built_from":"1983-10-01","built_to":"1984-08-01"}],"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/85V145000"}