NHTSA Campaign 00V277001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
NHTSA campaign 00V277001 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: delivery. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V277001 with NHTSA on September 18, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V277001, NHTSA lists up to 10,850 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 22, 1999 and September 1, 2000.
The 00V277001 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V277001 were scheduled from September 27, 2000, 9 days after the report.
00V277001 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V277001 ranks 116 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V277001, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 23 other recalls on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 00V277001 was 00V164000, reported on June 19, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE O-RING SEALS IN THE FUEL LINE CONNECTOR AT THE OUTLET END OF THE FUEL FILTER WERE DAMAGED WHEN THE LINE WAS CONNECTED TO THE FILTER DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. IN SOME CASES, THIS DAMAGE COULD RESULT IN A FUEL ODOR, OR POSSIBLY IN FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE CONNECTION.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE FUEL LINE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 27, 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 18, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V277001 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V277001, 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 18, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted