NHTSA Campaign 00V254000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 00V254000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V254000 with NHTSA on September 6, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V254000, NHTSA lists up to 12,850 potentially affected vehicles, built between November 9, 1999 and June 29, 2000.
The 00V254000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V254000 were scheduled from September 25, 2000, 19 days after the report.
00V254000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V254000 ranks 113 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V254000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOME CHASSIS. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A MIS-ROUTED WIRE HARNESS THAT ATTACHES TO THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH. THE WIRE COULD RUB ON THE STEERING COLUMN, RESULTING IN A SHORT CIRCUIT AND A BLOWN FUSE, CAUSING A LOSS OF STOP LAMP FUNCTION.
- The risk
- THIS WOULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPAIR THE WIRE HARNESS TO THE BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 25, 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 September 6, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V254000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V254000, 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 6, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted