NHTSA Campaign 00V387002
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
NHTSA campaign 00V387002 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer: linkages. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 00V387002 with NHTSA on November 27, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V387002, NHTSA lists up to 46,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 22, 1999 and November 16, 2000.
Owner notification letters for 00V387002 were scheduled from December 11, 2000, 14 days after the report.
00V387002 covers 1 model from Ford, model years 2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V387002 ranks 88 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 00V387002, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 12 other recalls on the visibility on this site; the one before 00V387002 was 00V138000, reported on May 17, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER LINKAGE CAN DISENGAGE DUE TO A BROKEN BALL SOCKET.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FUNCTION, OR OF THE WIPER FUNCTION ON THE DRIVER SIDE ONLY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE WIPER MODULE.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING DECEMBER 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 27, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V387002 (1)
Ford (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V387002, 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 27, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted