NHTSA Campaign 00V356000
TIRES
NHTSA campaign 00V356000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the tires. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V356000 with NHTSA on December 12, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V356000, NHTSA lists up to 10,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 19, 1997 and September 26, 2000.
The 00V356000 report reached NHTSA 3 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V356000 were scheduled from January 10, 2001, 29 days after the report.
00V356000 covers 1 model from Lincoln, model years 2000–2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V356000 ranks 120 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V356000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 6 other recalls on the tires on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN LIMOUSINES STRETCHED OVER 60 INCHES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 109, "NEW PNEUMATIC TIRES," AND NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS."
- The risk
- THE VEHICLE WEIGHT COULD EXCEED THE MAXIMUM LOAD RATING FOR THE TIRE, INCREASING THE RISK OF PREMATURE TIRE WEAR OR BLOWOUT.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE ALL 5 TIRES (INCLUDING THE SPARE TIRE) WITH MICHELIN TIRES (225/70R16 107T REINFORCED WHITE SIDEWALL) WITH A SUFFICIENTLY HIGHER LOAD RATING. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 10, 2001. 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 1-800-248-0186.
Reported December 12, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V356000 (2)
Lincoln (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V356000, 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: December 12, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted