NHTSA Campaign 00V232007
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
NHTSA campaign 00V232007 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the service brakes, air: antilock. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V232007 with NHTSA on September 21, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V232007, NHTSA lists up to 6,700 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 23, 1998 and August 29, 2000.
The 00V232007 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V232007 were scheduled from March 20, 2001, 180 days after the report.
00V232007 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 00V232007 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the service brakes, air, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 00V232007 vehicles, the 2001 Ford F-650 has the most (1).
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V232007 ranks 130 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V232007, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 4 other recalls on the service brakes, air on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: HEAVY DUTY TRUCKS BUILT WITH BENDIX AIR ABS WITH AN EC-17 1030R ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU), THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSED BY 1) CHAFED ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WIRES ON ROTATING PARTS OR 2) A DAMAGED COMPONENT AT THE WHEEL END THAT GENERATES A CERTAIN TYPE OF ERRATIC SENSOR SIGNAL.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE THE ABS ECU TO EXHAUST THE AIR AT THE AIR BRAKE MODULATORS FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE WHEELS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCES AND A POSSIBLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ABS ECU. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 20, 2001. 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 September 21, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V232007 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V232007, 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: September 21, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted