NHTSA Campaign 00V303000
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
NHTSA campaign 00V303000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the wheels: lugs/nuts/bolts/studs. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V303000 with NHTSA on October 12, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V303000, NHTSA lists up to 203,700 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 5, 1999 and May 5, 2000.
The 00V303000 report reached NHTSA 5 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V303000 were scheduled from October 12, 2000, 0 days after the report.
00V303000 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2000.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V303000 ranks 50 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V303000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 9 other recalls on the wheels on this site; the one before 00V303000 was 00V260001, reported on September 12, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE REAR WHEEL HUB RETAINING NUTS CAN LOOSEN AND ALLOW THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AND BRAKE DRUM ASSEMBLY TO SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR WHEEL BEARINGS AND INSTALL A REAR WHEEL RETENTION CAP TO PREVENT LEFT REAR WHEEL SEPARATION. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 12, 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 October 12, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V303000 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V303000, 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: October 12, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted