NHTSA Campaign 00V138000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
NHTSA campaign 00V138000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V138000 with NHTSA on May 17, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V138000, NHTSA lists up to 23,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 26, 2000 and April 28, 2000.
The 00V138000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V138000 were scheduled from May 19, 2000, 2 days after the report.
00V138000 covers 2 models from Ford and Mercury, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V138000 ranks 103 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V138000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 12 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 00V138000 was 00V020000, reported on January 31, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: A WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE MAY NOT BE CAPABLE OF CARRYING THE CURRENT REQUIRED DURING HIGH LOAD CONDITIONS ON THE WIPERS (I.E., ICE, SNOW, OR OTHER DEBRIS).
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE WIPER CONTROL MODULES AND REPLACE IF NECESSARY.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 19, 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 May 17, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V138000 (2)
Ford (1)
Mercury (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V138000, 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: May 17, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted