NHTSA Campaign 00V359001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
NHTSA campaign 00V359001 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V359001 with NHTSA on November 3, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V359001, NHTSA lists up to 82,300 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 18, 1998 and September 29, 2000.
The 00V359001 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V359001 were scheduled from November 24, 2000, 21 days after the report.
00V359001 covers 1 model from Lincoln, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 00V359001 covers have filed at least 233 complaints naming the suspension, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 00V359001 vehicles, the 2000 Lincoln LS has the most (123).
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V359001 ranks 77 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V359001, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 8 other recalls on the suspension on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATIONS WHEN THEY WERE ATTACHED TO THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS.
- The risk
- IF THE BALL JOINT ATTACHING NUTS ARE NOT ADEQUATELY TIGHTENED, THEY CAN LOOSEN AND, ULTIMATELY, RESULT IN FRACTURE OF THE BALL JOINT STUD. IF THE BALL JOINT FRACTURES, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE AFFECTED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE TORQUE ON THE TWO BALL JOINT ATTACHING NUTS. VEHICLES WITH LOOSE BALL JOINT ATTACHING NUTS WILL EITHER HAVE THE FASTENERS TIGHTENED TO SPECIFICATION, OR IF NECESSARY, THE BALL JOINTS WILL BE REPLACED.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 24, 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 November 3, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V359001 (2)
Lincoln (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V359001, 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: November 3, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted