The 1973 Ford Fairlane has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 74,884 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. Last updated July 5, 2026.
FORD CAMPAIGN NO H-OB.POSSIBILITY THAT THE 2V CARBURETOR USED ON 302, 351 AND400CID ENGINES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN THETRANSMISSION LINKAGE LEVER AND ADJUSTING SCREW ASSEMBLY AND THE THROTTLE LEVERTAB.IF CONDITION EXISTS, IT MAY CAUSE CONTACT BETWEEN THE SCREW THREADS ANDTHE EDGE OF…
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Recall #78v143000 re fuel tank on all ford pintos & mercury bobcats built from 1971 to 1976 ford motor co, refuses to acknowledge me and/or the recall because, there system (I'm told) is set-up for an 18 digit I.d. Number, my auto has only 11 digits (because of the year) what I want to know is who…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1973 Ford Fairlane as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.