NHTSA Campaign 00V020000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
NHTSA campaign 00V020000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the visibility: glass, side/rear. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V020000 with NHTSA on January 31, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V020000, NHTSA lists up to 1,475 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 11, 1999 and September 19, 1999.
The 00V020000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V020000 were scheduled from March 24, 2000, 53 days after the report.
00V020000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V020000 ranks 156 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V020000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 12 other recalls on the visibility on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH INCORRECT URETHANE, RESULTING IN AN ADHESIVE BOND RATHER THAN THE INTENDED MOLECULAR BOND FOR THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND REAR LIFTGATE GLASS.
- The risk
- IF THE BOND DETERIORATES, IT COULD PROVIDE LESS THAN THE INTENDED LEVEL OF GLASS RETENTION IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD AND LIFTGATE GLASS.
- Notes
- FORD RECALL NO. 00S01. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 24, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
Reported January 31, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V020000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V020000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: January 31, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted