NHTSA Campaign 00V229002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 00V229002 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V229002 with NHTSA on August 18, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V229002, NHTSA lists up to 8 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 1, 1999 and March 31, 2000.
The 00V229002 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
00V229002 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000.
Owners of the model years 00V229002 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V229002 ranks 213 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V229002, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 15 other recalls on the power train on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ALLISON 1000 OR 2400 SERIES TRANSMISSIONS. THESE TRANSMISSIONS CAN EXPERIENCE PARK PAWL TO REAR COVER INTERFERENCE DUE TO AN OUT OF FLATNESS CONDITION.
- The risk
- THIS COULD CAUSE NON-ENGAGEMENT OF THE PARK PAWL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT SELECTOR IS MOVED TO THE PARK POSITION, RESULTING IN UNINTENDED VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
- The fix
- ALLISON TRANSMISSION IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE VEHICLE, REPLACE THE PARK PAWL, AND REINSTALL THE TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 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 ALLISON AT 1-800-252-5283 OR FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
Reported August 18, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V229002 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V229002, 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: August 18, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted