NHTSA Campaign 01V046000
TIRES:VALVE
NHTSA campaign 01V046000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the tires: valve. The repair is free.
FORD MOTOR COMPANY filed the report for 01V046000 with NHTSA on February 14, 2001; NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation influenced the recall.
For 01V046000, NHTSA lists up to 102,000 potentially affected vehicles, built between September 8, 1997 and October 21, 2000.
The 01V046000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 01V046000 were scheduled from March 28, 2001, 42 days after the report.
01V046000 covers 2 models from Ford, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 01V046000 covers have filed at least 65 complaints naming the tires, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 01V046000 vehicles, the 2000 Ford F-550 Sd has the most (32).
By potentially affected vehicles, 01V046000 ranks 70 of 219 FORD MOTOR COMPANY recalls on this site.
Besides 01V046000, FORD MOTOR COMPANY has 6 other recalls on the tires on this site; the one before 01V046000 was 00V356000, reported on December 12, 2000.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH COMMERCIAL TRUCK TIRES THAT HAVE STEEL CORDS IN THE TIRE SIDEWALL. THE VALVE STEMS MAY HAVE BEEN TORN OR DAMAGED DURING ASSEMBLY AND COULD LEAK CAUSING SIDEWALL DAMAGE.
- The risk
- IF NOT MAINTAINED, COULD RESULT IN A SIDEWALL ZIPPER FAILURE. A ZIPPER FAILURE DURING INFLATION OF A DAMAGED TIRE COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO SOMEONE NEAR THE TIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VALVE STEMS FOR LEAKAGE, AND WILL REPLACE BOTH THE VALVE STEM AND THE TIRE IF LEAKAGE IS PRESENT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 28, 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 1-800-392-3673.
Reported February 14, 2001
Vehicles covered by 01V046000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 01V046000, 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: February 14, 2001. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted