NHTSA Campaign 00V260001
WHEELS:HUBCAP/COVER
NHTSA campaign 00V260001 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the wheels: hubcap/cover. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V260001 with NHTSA on September 12, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V260001, NHTSA lists up to 1,325 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 27, 1999 and August 28, 2000.
Owner notification letters for 00V260001 were scheduled from September 25, 2000, 13 days after the report.
00V260001 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V260001 ranks 161 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V260001, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the wheels on this site; the one before 00V260001 was 00V115000, reported on April 19, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SOME 4X2 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY BEEN BUILT WITH 4X4 REAR HUBS INSTEAD OF 4X2 HUBS. IF THE INCORRECT HUBS ARE INSTALLED ON A 4X2 VEHICLE, THE REAR WHEELS CAN LOOSEN, OR IN SOME CASES, SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR HUBS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THEM. 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 12, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V260001 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V260001, 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 12, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted