1979 FORD CUSTOM 500 Recalls — Canada & USA

The 1979 Ford Custom 500 has 2 recalls, the more serious being a brake hose that can wear against a frame bracket, leak fluid, and reduce front braking performance. The brake hose runs close enough to the edge of a frame-mounted bracket that contact over time wears through the hose wall, allowing fluid to escape. The brake warning light will come on when this happens, but front stopping power is reduced in the meantime. The second recall is a compliance matter: the fuel filler area label indicating unleaded fuel only is printed in English only, without the required French translation for the Canadian market.