NHTSA Campaign 00V284000
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NHTSA campaign 00V284000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the equipment: other: labels. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V284000 with NHTSA on September 21, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V284000, NHTSA lists up to 4,500 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 31, 1998 and September 20, 2000.
Owner notification letters for 00V284000 were scheduled from November 11, 2000, 51 days after the report.
00V284000 covers 3 models from Ford, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V284000 ranks 139 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V284000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the equipment on this site; the one before 00V284000 was 00V242000, reported on August 24, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BI-FUEL CNG PICKUP TRUCKS AND BI-FUEL CNG VANS, MODIFIED BY CFI CONTROL SYSTEMS, INC., FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 303, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY OF COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS VEHICLES." THE LABEL AFFIXED TO THE FUEL FILLER DOOR BY THE VEHICLE MODIFIER CONTAINS THE INSPECTION DATE AND EXPIRATION DATE OF THE CNG TANK. HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT CONTAIN THE STATEMENT "SEE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE FUEL CONTAINER FOR INSPECTION AND SERVICE LIFE."
- The risk
- THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS.
- The fix
- OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED A LABEL WITH THE REQUIRED STATEMENT, ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR AFFIXING THE LABEL AT THE FUEL FILLER DOOR. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 2, 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 21, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V284000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V284000, 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